forge vs gitolite (Re: CTI - Making a decision for glibc.)

[Alexandre Oliva]

On Feb  4, 2026, "Andreas K. Huettel" <dilfridge@gentoo.org> wrote:

> If the GNU Project has the freedom to run old version of ssh, then the
> GPL luckily also provides the freedom to take a project elsewhere.

This is not a software licensing matter.  Software licenses won't help
you with that.  I realize you're just snapping out of miscommunication.


> * Security-relevant world-facing software is outdated = BAD

I've seen enough fake claims of security be used to push user-hostile
and user-controlling software (*) to doubt such absolutes, but I agree
with the jist of it when it's not security theater that trades user
security in favor of supplier security, like imposed software tends to
do, because users get no security from (as in against) the supplier with
such arrangements.

(*) Think banking software and protocols that used to work on secure
computers, but that gets phased out in favor of software that demands a
leaky and remotely-controlled snoop phone.  That's presented as
security, but it's the opposite of that.


> * Not supporting the update because, uhm, ideology = WORSE

Woah, woah, woah.  What kind of projection is that, to claim I don't
support it?  Where did you get that false notion?  Surely it wasn't from
my philosophical analysis of who should be in charge of what.  That kind
of made-up accusation is not cool.


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