diff --git a/conservancy/static/docs/SupportGiveUpGitHub-README-snippet.md b/conservancy/static/docs/SupportGiveUpGitHub-README-snippet.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3e9f7a0e7e2bcfdde7f04dbdc60cdc109c4d586c --- /dev/null +++ b/conservancy/static/docs/SupportGiveUpGitHub-README-snippet.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +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. + +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. + +![Logo of the GiveUpGitHub campaign](https://sfconservancy.org/img/GiveUpGitHub.png)