On 21 March 2017 at 14:32, John phoenixoverride@gmail.com wrote:
This reminds me of en wiki's non-free policy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Non-free_content_criteria#1 highlights the point fairly clearly Usage of non-free materials is often easier and higher quality than using the free equivalent . However Wikimedia's mission and goal's are to support and promote free content, yes you will need to jump thru a few more hoops and adds a little more work. But without those driving factors we will often see the free options wither and fail.
In general I do not think attempting to apply English Wikipedia policies to product development is particularly meaningful, given that writing an online encyclopaedia is very different from developing software. Regardless, I do not think there is anyone opposed to this ideological statement, but as I have explained in my email, ideology and reality sometimes come in to conflict.
Dan