[wwwdocs] Point some GCJ pages to the corresponding Wiki pages

[Ranjit Mathew]

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Gerald Pfeifer wrote:
> 
> You know, let's proceed with part of your patch right away -- the Done
> with GCJ part.  
> 
> There is only one caveat: would you mind ensuring that there are no 
> external links to company pages/commercial pages that offer or advertise 
> non-free software?  It's probably a good idea to add this somewhere on
> that page as a reminder.

While I understand where you're coming from, this might be a
bit too draconian. For example, quickly scanning through the
entries listed there I find:

1. Rimfaxe seems to offer the Free Rimfaxe Web Server (listed
here) but also the non-Free Rimfaxe Load Balancer.

2. pdftk is housed with AccessPDF, which also "promotes" Adobe
Acrobat (it looks more like a set of developer and user fora).

3. The H2 Database Engine's licence seems to be a bit restrictive
and not as Free as, say, RMS would like it to be.

4. For the Tamanoir project, you need to send an email to its
maintainers to obtain its source. Some people *might* consider
this a bit restrictive and non-Free.

(Note: These notes are from a quick glance and from skimming
through these web pages. I might have made a mistake in
interpretation here in which case I apologise to the parties
concerned in advance.)

My point is that the "Done with GCJ" page serves to publicise
the usage of GCJ in "real world" software to encourage more
and more people to use it. I agree that we should not link to
non-Free software. However, to restrict the links even further
to entities offering only Free software would be counter-productive
in this case.

Would removing the links, but retaining the blurbs, be an
acceptable alternative?

Thanks,
Ranjit.

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Ranjit Mathew       Email: rmathew AT gmail DOT com

Bangalore, INDIA.     Web: http://rmathew.com/




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