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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Medium | Low | [webfs]: vague terminology "Content" in description of ... | Closed | |
Task Description
Description:
community/webfs 1.21-13
Simple and instant http server for mostly static content.
Description is vague because of the word “content”. Why not simply say “files” instead and be more specific.
Even empty files without data inside can be served.
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Content
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [iceweasel-no-resource-uri-leak]: using "contents" in d ... | Closed | |
Task Description
Description:
community/iceweasel-no-resource-uri-leak 1.1.0-1 (iceweasel-addons)
Deny resource:// access to Web content. Fill the hole to defend against fingerprinting.
Description is vague because of the word “content”. Does it deny to “content” or it denies to files, URLs or to what?
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Content
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Medium | Low | [openstreetmap-map-icons-svn]: using vague "public doma ... | Closed | |
Task Description
Description:
community/openstreetmap-map-icons-svn 31588-1 [installed]
A set of public domain licensed map icons for general OSM use
It is questionable if it is “Licensed” or dedicated.
See the file:
/usr/share/licenses/openstreetmap-map-icons/svg-twotone/LICENSE.txt
it does not matter if the file is named “LICENSE”, it could be also named anyhow else.
There must be reason why the organization Creative Commons is not using the word “License” in that text, and that is why I propose to simply say in description:
A set of public domain map icons for general OSM use
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Medium | Low | [autoconf-archive]: using vague "freely" term in descr ... | Closed | |
Task Description
community/autoconf-archive 1:2017.03.21-1
A collection of freely re-usable Autoconf macros
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#FreelyAvailable
Don’t use “freely available software” as a synonym for “free software.” The terms are not equivalent. Software is “freely available” if anyone can easily get a copy. “Free software” is defined in terms of the freedom of users that have a copy of it. These are answers to different questions.
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Medium | Low | [python-biopython]: using vague "freely" term in descri ... | Closed | |
Task Description
community/python-biopython 1.69-1
Freely available Python tools for computational molecular biology
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#FreelyAvailable
Don’t use “freely available software” as a synonym for “free software.” The terms are not equivalent. Software is “freely available” if anyone can easily get a copy. “Free software” is defined in terms of the freedom of users that have a copy of it. These are answers to different questions.
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Medium | Low | [python2-biopython]: using vague "freely available" ter ... | Closed | |
Task Description
community/python2-biopython 1.69-1
Freely available Python tools for computational molecular biology
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#FreelyAvailable
Don’t use “freely available software” as a synonym for “free software.” The terms are not equivalent. Software is “freely available” if anyone can easily get a copy. “Free software” is defined in terms of the freedom of users that have a copy of it. These are answers to different questions.
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Medium | Low | [linux-atm]: using term "under Linux" in vague sense | Closed | |
Task Description
core/linux-atm 2.5.2-4
Drivers and tools to support ATM networking under Linux.
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
Let us not make it vague. If it refers to kernel, then let us say “Linux kernel”. If it refers to operating system, let us say so.
In general, packages referring to kernel as Linux which is correct, I am leaving alone and will not report it here. Only those referring to operating system name or when stated in vague manner.
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Medium | Low | [man-pages]: using term "Linux" | Closed | |
Task Description
core/man-pages 4.11-1 (base)
Linux man pages
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
Instead I propose to say “Operating system manual pages”
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Medium | Low | [net-tools]: using word "Linux" in vague manner | Closed | |
Task Description
core/net-tools 1.60.20160710git-1
Configuration tools for Linux networking
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [util-linux]: referring to kernel Linux when it should ... | Closed | |
Task Description
core/util-linux 2.29.2-2.hyperbola2 (base base-devel) [installed]
Miscellaneous system utilities for Linux, with eudev and libeudev support
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
Description is referring to operating system, and not to the kernel itself (Linux). It shall be amended.
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [arch-install-scripts]: referring to operating system i ... | Closed | |
Task Description
extra/arch-install-scripts 17-1
Scripts to aid in installing Arch Linux
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
Description is referring to operating system, and not to the kernel itself (Linux). It shall be amended.
The package name shall be changed to hyperbola-install-scripts
and references to operating system such as Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre shall be amended.
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [asp]: referring to operating system by using only kern ... | Closed | |
Task Description
extra/asp 1-1
Arch Linux build source file management tool
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
Description is referring to operating system, and not to the kernel itself (Linux). It shall be amended.
I propose to change the name of the package and software itself to be hgsp or hsp instead asp, and that description says “Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre build source file management tool”
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [ibus]: using name of kernel to refer to operating syst ... | Closed | |
Task Description
extra/ibus 1.5.15-1
Next Generation Input Bus for Linux
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
Description is referring to operating system, and not to the kernel itself (Linux). It shall be amended.
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [kdenlive]: refering to name of operating system by usi ... | Closed | |
Task Description
extra/kdenlive 17.04.0-1 (kde-applications kdemultimedia)
A non-linear video editor for Linux using the MLT video framework
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
Description is referring to operating system, and not to the kernel itself (Linux). It shall be amended.
Maybe it shall be GNU/Linux instead
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [ladspa]: referring to operating system by using kernel ... | Closed | |
Task Description
extra/ladspa 1.13-6 [installed]
Linux Audio Developer's Simple Plugin API (LADSPA)
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
Description is referring to operating system, and not to the kernel itself (Linux). It shall be amended.
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [libimobiledevice]: referring to operating system by us ... | Closed | |
Task Description
extra/libimobiledevice 1.2.0-6 [installed]
Library that talks the protocols to support iPhone and iPod Touch devices on Linux
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
Description is referring to operating system, and not to the kernel itself (Linux). It shall be amended.
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [libva]: referring to operating system by using kernel ... | Closed | |
Task Description
extra/libva 1.8.1-1 [installed]
Video Acceleration (VA) API for Linux
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
Description is referring to operating system, and not to the kernel itself (Linux). It shall be amended.
I am not sure on this one.
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [nss_ldap]: referring to kernel name as operating syste ... | Closed | |
Task Description
extra/nss_ldap 265-6
The nss_ldap module provides the means for Linux and Solaris workstations to resolve the ent ities defined in RFC 2307 from LDAP directories.
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
Description is referring to operating system, and not to the kernel itself (Linux). It shall be amended.
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [tomboy]: referring to kernel name when instead it shou ... | Closed | |
Task Description
extra/tomboy 1.15.4-1
Desktop note-taking application for Linux and Unix
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
Description is referring to operating system, and not to the kernel itself (Linux). It shall be amended.
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [antiword]: referring to kernel name, when it should to ... | Closed | |
Task Description
community/antiword 0.37-6 [installed]
A free MS Word reader for Linux and RISC OS
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
Description is referring to operating system, and not to the kernel itself (Linux). It shall be amended.
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [backuppc]: referring to kernel name instead of operati ... | Closed | |
Task Description
community/backuppc 4.1.2-1
Enterprise-grade system for backing up Linux, Windows and MacOS PCs
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
Description is referring to operating system, and not to the kernel itself (Linux). It shall be amended.
Further words such as Windows and MacOS shall be removed as they steer users towards proprietary software.
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [bluez-tools]: referring to kernel name, instead to ope ... | Closed | |
Task Description
community/bluez-tools 0.2.0-1
A set of tools to manage Bluetooth devices for Linux
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
Description is referring to operating system, and not to the kernel itself (Linux). It shall be amended.
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [bsd-games]: referring to kernel name, instead of opera ... | Closed | |
Task Description
community/bsd-games 2.17-17
Linux port of the collection of BSD command line games
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
Description is referring to operating system, and not to the kernel itself (Linux). It shall be amended.
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [btchip-udev]: referring to kernel name, instead of ope ... | Closed | |
Task Description
community/btchip-udev 2-1
* Udev rules to connect BTChip wallet to your linux box
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
Description is referring to operating system, and not to the kernel itself (Linux). It shall be amended.
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [checksec]: referring to kernel name, instead of operat ... | Closed | |
Task Description
community/checksec 1.7.5-1
Tool designed to test which standard Linux OS and PaX security features are being used
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
Description is referring to operating system, and not to the kernel itself (Linux). It shall be amended.
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [cinnamon]: referring to kernel name, instead of operat ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [clamtk]: referring to kernel name, instead of operatin ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [cutter]: using name of kernel, when referring to opera ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [cwiid]: using kernel name instead of operating system ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [deepin-account-faces]: using kernel name instead of op ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [deepin-control-center]: using kernel name instead of o ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [deepin-notifications]: using kernel name instead of op ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [deepin-screenshot]: using kernel name instead of opera ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [ecryptfs-utils]: using kernel name instead of operatin ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [fbreader]: using kernel name instead of operating syst ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [fcitx-mozc]: steering users to non-free software, usin ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [flattr-icon-theme]: using kernel name instead of opera ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [gmerlin]: using kernel name instead of operating syste ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [gufw]: using kernel name instead of operating system n ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [guvcview]: using kernel name instead of operating syst ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [hexedit]: using kernel name instead of operating syste ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [i2c-tools]: using kernel name instead of operating sys ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [i7z]: using kernel name instead of operating system na ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [igmpproxy]: using kernel name instead of operating sys ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [inotify-tools]: using kernel name instead of operating ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [isapnptools]: using kernel name instead of operating s ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [isatapd]: using kernel name instead of operating syste ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [joyutils]: using kernel name instead of operating syst ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [keepass]: steering to proprietary operating systems, u ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [libiodbc]: using kernel name instead of operating syst ... | Closed | |
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