Taking Action For Free JavaScript

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Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday May 29, 2013 @08:56PM from the power-to-the-people dept.

Atticus Rex writes "Today the FSF kicked off a campaign to put pressure on webmasters to make their sites work without requiring nonfree JavaScript. The first target is Regulations.gov, a site the US government uses to take public comments on proposed regulations. Right now, the site requires nonfree JavaScript, requiring citizens to sacrifice their freedom as users to take part in their democracy."

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BIOS (Score:2, Funny)

by MrEricSir ( 398214 ) writes: on Wednesday May 29, 2013 @08:59PM (#43856287) Homepage

Wait until Stallman realizes he's "sacrificed his freedom" just by turning on a computer.

Re:BIOS (Score:5, Funny)

by MrEricSir ( 398214 ) writes: on Wednesday May 29, 2013 @09:11PM (#43856353) Homepage

Ah yes, nothing says "freedom" like buying a product from the Chinese government.

Re:Gosh!!! (Score:4, Funny)

by NoNonAlphaCharsHere ( 2201864 ) writes: on Wednesday May 29, 2013 @09:21PM (#43856425)

Don't make fun of me. The whole notion of non-free Javascript has me clutching my pearls.

Re:Gosh!!! (Score:5, Funny)

by exomondo ( 1725132 ) writes: on Wednesday May 29, 2013 @11:36PM (#43857165)

If I see 'minified' code I assume it's malware.
wow, i'm sure that's really accurate too.

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