diff --git a/www/conservancy/static/docs/GiveUpGitHub-README.md b/www/conservancy/static/docs/GiveUpGitHub-README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4b0693c2ccb97d5c3dfed571d9a933f59e940731 --- /dev/null +++ b/www/conservancy/static/docs/GiveUpGitHub-README.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ += Give Up On GitHub = + +This project has given up on GitHub. ([See Software Freedom Conservancy's Give Up On GitHub site for details](https://GiveUpGitHub.org).) + +You can now find this project at [INSERT-URL] instead. + +Any use of this project's code by GitHub Copilot, past or present, is done without our permission. We do not consent to GitHub's use of this project's code in Copilot. + +Join us; you can [give up GitHub](https://GiveUpGitHub.org) too! + +![Logo of the GiveUpGitHub campaign](https://sfconservancy.org/img/GiveUpGitHub.png) diff --git a/www/conservancy/static/docs/SupportGiveUpGitHub-README-snippet.md b/www/conservancy/static/docs/SupportGiveUpGitHub-README-snippet.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6035613d1c5d829e3e87590a43b4d523125f09e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/www/conservancy/static/docs/SupportGiveUpGitHub-README-snippet.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +Note: we encourage you to add the below to your existing `README.md` on your GitHub project. + +== We're Using GitHub Under Protest == + +This project is currently hosted on GitHub. This is not ideal; GitHub is a proprietary, trade-secret system that is not Free and Open Souce Software (FOSS). We +are deeply concerned about using a proprietary system like GitHub to develop our FOSS project. We have an [open {bug ticket, mailing list thread, etc.} ](INSERT_LINK) +where the project contributors are actively discussing how we can move away from GitHub in the long term. We urge you to read about the [Give up GitHub](https://GiveUpGitHub.org) campaign from [the Software Freedom Conservancy](https://sfconservancy.org) to understand some of the reasons why GitHub is not +a good place to host FOSS projects. + +If you are a contributor who personally has already quit using GitHub, please [check this resource](INSERT_LINK) for how to send us contributions without using +GitHub directly. + +![Logo of the GiveUpGitHub campaign](https://sfconservancy.org/img/GiveUpGitHub.png)