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Re:The JavaScript Trap by mrbluecoat on Monday May 13, 2024 @01:02AM (#40339941)
Why not just title the post "Show HN: LibreJS"? The FUD vibe seemed unusually dissonant for GNU.
Re:The JavaScript Trap by rramadass on Monday May 13, 2024 @09:26AM (#40343100)
There is no FUD here and the title is appropriate.

It is an interesting article titled "The JavaScript Trap" by Richard Stallman and worth reading. As one solution to this problem it mentions LibreJS in a single line only and nothing more than that.

Re:The JavaScript Trap by mrbluecoat on Monday May 13, 2024 @02:23PM (#40346521)
Re:The JavaScript Trap by dtagames on Monday May 13, 2024 @09:12AM (#40342958)
While it might feel like a trap for some users, relying on "non-free" software (in other words, most software) is a trap the vast majority of users are happy to get into. They would prefer to have modern websites with fairly advanced stuff, all of which is easy to do in JavasScript and already working. The genie won't go back in the bottle just because a few purists liked it better that way.
Re:The JavaScript Trap by rolph on Monday May 13, 2024 @12:53PM (#40345377)
security, and abuse are major issues that override modern.

overriding a users chosen browser functionality, is abusive, and hostile.

https://medium.com/codex/why-javascript-is-hated-among-progr...

Re:The JavaScript Trap by barkbyte on Monday May 13, 2024 @07:32PM (#40349827)
Article isn’t available without logging into an account so they can track me. No thank you, I’ll pass on that abusive and hostile crap.
Re:The JavaScript Trap by michaelcampbell on Monday May 13, 2024 @11:23PM (#40351366)
I read the entire thing without an account.