Re: [Bug-ocrad] Support for hOCR

[Antonio Diaz Diaz]

Hello Franz.

Franz Bakan wrote:
> I don't understand what you mean with 'nonfree javascript'

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
To understand the concept, you should think of "free" as in "free 
speech," not as in "free beer".

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html
Both nonfree software and SaaSS can spy on the user, shackle the user, 
and even attack the user.


> I could open the document from the link in Raffaeles mail
> with Seamonkey which runs on OS/2 without a problem.
> No need for a Google Browser.

You need a model and version of browser supported by Google (and run the 
nonfree javascript). This is unaceptable for GNU.

Moreover, the document is pure data. It can be published in a standard 
format in a way that it could be downloaded with anything (for example 
with wget). I refuse to execute any javascript, free or not, just to get 
what is advertised as an open standard[1].

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HOCR


Best regards,
Antonio.