[Gambas-user] A strategical move for two communities: Gambas and The GNU Project

[Charlie Reinl]

On Tue, 13 May 2014 17:00:19 -0300, Bruno Félix Rezende Ribeiro
<oitofelix at ...181...> wrote:
> Hello Gambas community!
> 
> The GNU project[1] aims to develop the GNU system: an Unix-like
> operating system that is entirely free software[2].  It was launched in
> 1984, marking the beginning of the free software movement and has been
> ever since the pivotal point of philosophical, legal and technical
> development regarding software user's freedom.  Since 1985 it is been
> sponsored by the FSF (Free Software Foundation)[3]: a nonprofit
> organization with a worldwide mission to promote computer user freedom
> and to defend the rights of all free software users.
> 
> Technically speaking, the GNU Project is also well known by its high
> quality software development tools, like compilers, interpreters and
> debuggers, and historically has influenced the Unix-like operating
> systems world and industry standards.  However, in its 30 years of
> existence, although the GNU project has developed implementations for
> several languages, it has not done so for the Basic language.
> 
> Therefore, as a member of the GNU project I want to invite the Gambas
> community to join the GNU community, making Gambas a GNU package[4] and
> thence the official implementation of the Basic language for the GNU
> operating system.  The GNU project will provide the full infrastructure
> for development and will help to spread awareness of Gambas, promoting
> it as the de facto GNU Basic language implementation.  As a GNU package,
> Gambas can benefit from FSF endorsement, and potentially fund raising
> campaigns and sponsoring.
> 
> I commit myself to help wherever needed: with the forge migration from
> Sourceforge to GNU Savannah; with the compliance to the GNU Coding and
> Maintenance Standards, etc.
> 
> What are your thoughts on that?
> 
> 
> Footnotes:
> [1] https://gnu.org/
> [2] https://gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
> [3] https://www.fsf.org/
> [4] https://www.gnu.org/help/evaluation.html
> 
> --
>  ,= ,-_-. =.  Bruno Félix Rezende Ribeiro (oitofelix) [0x28D618AF]
> ((_/)o o(\_)) There is no system but GNU;
>  `-'(. .)`-'  GNU Linux-Libre is one of its official kernels;
>      \_/      All software must be free as in freedom;

the Basic language 'gambas' as long as I know it, was/is released under a
gnu-license (WHAT EVER NUMBER of)
For me, no need to become a 'member' of gnu, Benoit is not my god, but
owner of that 'gambas'..yes!
And I do not like organisations, organisations are rotten..if they are not
yet, ask tomorrow...gnu is an organisation!
May it live or die, I prefer that clear situation.

-- 
Amicalement
Charlie