Over on Desktoplinux.com, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols has written a very brave article criticizing the recent forking of the Firefox code. This has arisen because of the spat over use of the word “Firefox”. The entire project has been forked, and this is a genuine fork too, with new code and new features.
The article is brave because the free software community has a habit of thinking those who make criticisms about its philosophies are automatically enemies. The message seems clear: You’re either with us, or against us.
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