From 9ed4c057b1c7ce3de7b4c9d7a84442fccf15054e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Corewala Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2022 13:12:44 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Added statement on Ariane --- README.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 88482aa..c5b8f45 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ Buran is a simple Gemini protocol browser for Android. - [ ] Page navigation feature - [ ] Update notifier +## Statement about Ariane + +> I've seen some pretty cringe discussion in geminispace complaining about the decision by Öppen to close-source the Ariane browser, sometimes referencing this project as a more "stable" or "principled" project. Just to be 100% clear, I think that the license that Öppen used for Ariane 4 was actually much better than the one that Ariane 3 used, and I would have made the same decision if the EUPL was compatible with copyfarleft. Although I wish Ariane could continue to grow as an open-source project, I respect his decision to make Seren closed source. I only made this fork out of a legitimate desire to keep some fragment of this project public and an interest in learning Kotlin. Even though this fork exists, you should still consider buying a copy of Seren. He's definitely a better developer than me, and I don't want this project to be used as a rhetorical tool against him. + ## Credits Buran is based on the [Ariane source code](https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212507/https://codeberg.org/oppenlab/Ariane) (now [Seren](https://orllewin.uk/)), created by ÖLAB.