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throgh [So what does "non-free" mean for Hyperbola and is the software then really "non-free" or to be seen different?]
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 We can clearly refer to the named issues as freedom-flaws as it is not possible to finally provide a package under the known name and trademark (//read [[https://wiki.hyperbola.info/doku.php?id=en:philosophy:trademarks|here]] more about our stance towards trademarks//). Nevertheless people misuse the article to blame Hyperbola as project: It is absolutely not an "own definition", just the mentioning of issues being there and the conclusion not to provide any kind of package. As Hyperbola is also itself absolutely free and libre software any community-member can build an own package and therefore include the here as excluded mentioned projects also, providing packaging-scripts for everyone else when willing. We do not distribute the software-projects out of reasoning, same as every other system-project has preferences. But blaming Hyperbola exactly for this does not work out: We recognize the licensing, but just state that there are flaws and we are not doing work removing those flaws. We can clearly refer to the named issues as freedom-flaws as it is not possible to finally provide a package under the known name and trademark (//read [[https://wiki.hyperbola.info/doku.php?id=en:philosophy:trademarks|here]] more about our stance towards trademarks//). Nevertheless people misuse the article to blame Hyperbola as project: It is absolutely not an "own definition", just the mentioning of issues being there and the conclusion not to provide any kind of package. As Hyperbola is also itself absolutely free and libre software any community-member can build an own package and therefore include the here as excluded mentioned projects also, providing packaging-scripts for everyone else when willing. We do not distribute the software-projects out of reasoning, same as every other system-project has preferences. But blaming Hyperbola exactly for this does not work out: We recognize the licensing, but just state that there are flaws and we are not doing work removing those flaws.
  
-===== "Pragmatism" fails the point for free and libre software =====+===== Neither intolerance nor absolute pragmatism =====
  
-We do not recognize any kind of pragmatic approach towards free, libre software as anything more helpful. The major issue here is that "pragmatism" is beyond also a very vague term and phrase, opening a far and wide perspective for more. For exactly that Hyperbola is following the idealistic perspective, with strict principles and values. Not as said for security and privacy, but for opening the possibility of users to understand, define and fully control their system installed. The "pragmatic" approach is far more the opposite of this as users also kept not under control for their installed software. There are packages therefore with own package-managers for further data downloaded without ever being seen or recognized from users.+Within this article we already mentioned the wording "pragmatism" as a false approach. But this does not mean we do not recognize other systems or react with pure intolerance. In fact we do not really bother further as Hyperbola is our approach of **technical emancipation**. This does not there must be only our vision alone. This to underline includes therefore that **we do not follow approaches like describing other systems as useless**. We also do not recognize our way as the "only" one viable. Yes, we criticize as said several problems and speak / write about them. But foremost we wish that users get more insights into systems they are using, being capable to find out issues and find different ways forward. 
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 +That being said: Describing the "absolute pragmatism" is the same as stating to use "somewhat free licensed but with several issues while not caring in any way about as long as the license seem okay". The "intolerance" within that is also not our way as we recognize possible issues on the way for software- and hardware-freedom. So we do not follow endless debates here to find every possible issue worthwhile we also do not accept foul compromises. We just look on the software-packages and -projects, test them and when fitting within our perspective about minimalism and orientation towards a nice long living, stable operating-system we approve them, support users or create possible packages. Please be aware that we clearly also do not use false descriptions like "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism_of_small_differences|narcissism of small differences]]" within here. We know those mechanisms but reject them and also the explanation is just too shortened especially when it comes towards critical points to explain antisemitism. With that shortened approach it is not possible to explain such hateful and harassing ideologies. Also it is not possible to exclude people and groups as "outsiders" just because they are strict about their principles and values. We can only make an appointment again not to fall into this trap and fallacy for shortened explanations! 
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 +===== A clear defined audience, user-base and peer-group ===== 
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 +When looking at phrases like "Hyperbola is for everyone" we see need to define clearly that Hyperbola as operating-system is **not meant for everyone**. No, this does not mean we want to exclude people. But to have a clear perspective on the project everyone with the will to read through the articles should understand that Hyperbola is not meant for everyone when there is no will to read through documentation, source-material and furthermore also to look deep into the running system itself. 
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 +Hyperbola is also not meant as system for every beginner, when there is no understanding about UNIX-based systems, the commandline handling, source-code for software and generic the free, libre movement in general. Hyperbola has its clear defined audience and user-base. Anyone with the will to learn and communicate friendly gets a warmth welcome here for as much teaching as possible and wanted. Users with no will for this and having the expectation that others build and configure the software should not await any further helping hand. 
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 +===== Being polite, friendly but also oriented on values and principles is no contradiction ===== 
 + 
 +In time we have now a growing collection of harsh words, phrases and sentences alike "dictatorship of being polite" or "conspiracy theories are useful for critical thinking". There are many more foremost also stating a very specialized issue to be found within the way people approach each other in the global network called "internet" itself. This means with the most possible disregard for decency, kindness and etiquette. Just to enforce own needs and views and to shape the project according to these some people use those techniques, which we strict reject at any given point. 
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 +Hyperbola is no place to treat others with that amount of selfish perspectives or even worse toxic behavior. Just for this we have our [[https://wiki.hyperbola.info/doku.php?id=en:project:social_contract|social contract]] and there is no need to act harsh or harass community-members. But especially on that matter we also clearly underline that we do not and will not tolerate abusive behavior and usage of abusive methods. Hyperbola is meant as an inclusive, friendly place, where people meet up for free, libre software, data and culture. If anyone wants to misuse or deform this for own matters, we have no other choice but as to exclude this person. **Hyperbola is not the place to live out narcissistic desires or other wishful thinking. Please live this out somewhere else, but not here!** 
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 +Also we are clearly no "personal playground" for other perhaps even positive meant ideals: When you want to change and contribute something, you would clearly need also to take this on your own and support on that way. Hyperbola is a **Do it yourself!** oriented project. An example: You want to approve a package and software-project? Do not ask for its inclusion and start to package this on your own, test services you are interested in when they are free and libre licensed in their source code and approve your theories. When you just debate this in IRC or other ways, there will be nothing more coming out as you only waste time and energy of others, including your own. But when you try this out with Hyperbola as installed system, you have even reached a good step forward when it all works as you imagined. Yes, we can talk about essential issues, debate out free software theories and more. But Hyperbola is a project about doing and creating, not about endless talking when in the end the appointed steps are left for a minority to be done. We have no interest in endless talks, drama-making and just the known steps to reproduce endless more empty arguments and promises. 
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 +===== There are no such description alike "somewhat free" or "mostly free" ===== 
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 +When we use the term "free software" we also clearly mean and state a position for software being clearly released under the terms of free and libre culture / software. So there are **no restrictions** how people act with the software besides surely respecting the rights of authors and creators stated. At most the four freedoms are respected. This relies not only to software but also forward to hardware. 
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 +Surely hardware is a very complex area, but we await that people acting also with clear facts instead of half-truths or clearly wrong information only stated because of their convinience and imagination. Yes, hardware is not always possible to be fully freedom-oriented but the term here is **as much freedom-oriented as possible** especially. Not as the above terms proposing. Also we reject concepts like **argumentum ad populum**, which is a fallacious argument based on claiming an affirmation for something is good or correct because many people - the majority - think so. That is clearly wrong as the inverse argument, that something that is unpopular must be flawed, is also a form of this fallacy. Within this there are no facts approved why something is therefore correct or flawed, just the assumption about the approval of the masses. With this there is also again another approval for problematic relation towards conspiracies becoming clear as the adoption of lies as "facts" is therefore done on that way: The longer lies are repeated and described as "true" the faster it is possible to mark real information and facts as flawed, while democratic positions are also marked at the same time as flawed. Something is not flawed just because people feel or / and imagine for it being that way, there are always facts and information to be named. 
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 +===== Hyperbola is clearly not "changing too much" or "reinventing the wheel" ===== 
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 +An often used but also misguided argument is that Hyperbola is "doing too much, changing too many" and therefore "reinventing the wheel". That phrase also leads into the accusation that Hyperbola as project active damages "free software" by calling packages and projects "not fully free", while other system-projects accept them. 
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 +First to say: No, Hyperbola is clearly **not** reinventing anything. But we take our right to define what we like on free software and what not. That exact same right, which lead to forking projects. We also stated that we see clear issues with just "forking programming-languages" (and other projects) and host that fork  with a clear small team. We stated further also that we focus on capacities we can fulfill and leave the rest out we clearly can not guarantee or even want to recognize. We tried to get in touch with others, to note for example that a fork for the programming-language **Rust** managed under the FSF is something we would like to see. But in that point we also recognized that the common perspective is different to ours. So we moved on and left out packages with our reasonings given. Many people were not able to move on, and until today the already mentioned phrases and accusations exist. 
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 +Hyperbola has never stated to be against **Rust** as language, but against a reference implementation with clear issues we underlined. That did not change for our perspective. We recognize and recognized the changes, but they are too small for us and not reaching the points given fully. Hyperbola is also not removing packages out of nothing. It is a normalized way that we first add a package initially out of needs and then later discover issues we cannot ignore. So we evaluate how a possible upgrade-path may look and if the work on patching could bring out solutions or more risks. 
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 +In general to summarize: When you disagree with the way we approach our system, you are clearly invited to reach out for other systems as there are enough for you to find one fitting. We take our right to define what we see for our system as needed and what not. If you see yourself disagree, you can as said either use a different system or tryout packaging the software yourself, later on maintaining it then and therefore take over your responsibility and give something back for others and yourself included. If you want newer versions, the same ruleset applies. When a system works, there is no need for endless more changes and our stance is about refining what is there instead with surely enhancing our own system and its transition into something we see as useful in the space of free software. 
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 +===== So what does "non-free" mean for Hyperbola and is the software then really "non-free" or to be seen different? ===== 
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 +Hyperbola has a clear roadmap for software being included. Stating that a software is for us not fitting, means exactly that but also not more. We do not bother for others stating different or ignoring points. So yes, others may see therefore a project "free" while we do not. So first things first: This only relates to Hyperbola as it is part of the definition of free and libre software: We have the right to define what we included, in what version and how we patch that. We clearly list therefore also the reasonings why we exclude packages and projects. If others see this different is not our bothering. We only ask for being acknowledged the same way as others. 
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 +We define a project as **non-free** when: 
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 +  * restrictions in the way of distribution, alike asking for permission to patch 
 +  * inclusion of further questionable and clear non-free interfaces (further links to third-party websites and services hosted for example) 
 +  * inclusion of non-free or only community-distributed but not fully free and libre provided frameworks (so-called "community-versions" of applications, libraries and frameworks) 
 +  * data is not provided under a free and libre, permissive licensing (software is only provided for us as a full package with everything, if data provided is not fully free we recognize the full project not as free and libre as source-code alone is not important for us, all data is) 
 +  * source-code is not offering all four freedoms given, we do not ask for permission when we see need for modifications
  
 ===== Conclusion ===== ===== Conclusion =====
  
 This article is written with the intention of clearing possible misguidance and misinterpretation. Hyperbola was, is and will be always a project oriented on democratic values. But this also means that Hyperbola is not supporting clear marked lies and propaganda resulting from shortened phrases and buzzwords. A democracy needs rules for orientation and not to grant the highest amount of egocentric will. Giving back means also to grant support and help for each other, to empower every member to overview possible risks and never stop learning. If you are same committed to those values and principles, feel welcome here at the project and in our community. If you decline the essentials written down, Hyperbola is not the place you want to engage. This may look like exclusion, but is in fact only the clear statement that anybody is asked to question own perspectives. Rules are not always perfect same way, so if there is a clear point seen we ask always for feedback and criticism. We turn against materialism and the disdain of the imagination, against lies and false weights of freedoms as well as against the devaluation of empathy and solidarity. Do not hesitate to get in touch with us and support in the development of this project. This article is written with the intention of clearing possible misguidance and misinterpretation. Hyperbola was, is and will be always a project oriented on democratic values. But this also means that Hyperbola is not supporting clear marked lies and propaganda resulting from shortened phrases and buzzwords. A democracy needs rules for orientation and not to grant the highest amount of egocentric will. Giving back means also to grant support and help for each other, to empower every member to overview possible risks and never stop learning. If you are same committed to those values and principles, feel welcome here at the project and in our community. If you decline the essentials written down, Hyperbola is not the place you want to engage. This may look like exclusion, but is in fact only the clear statement that anybody is asked to question own perspectives. Rules are not always perfect same way, so if there is a clear point seen we ask always for feedback and criticism. We turn against materialism and the disdain of the imagination, against lies and false weights of freedoms as well as against the devaluation of empathy and solidarity. Do not hesitate to get in touch with us and support in the development of this project.