GNU bug report logs - #41386
28.0.50; Gnus nnimap OAuth 2.0 support

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Thomas Fitzsimmons <fitzsim <at> fitzsim.org>, stefan <at> marxist.se, 41386 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#41386: 28.0.50; Gnus nnimap OAuth 2.0 support
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2020 03:29:37 +0200

Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org> writes:

> It seems to me that the requirement for a secret key in a user program
> is fundamentally incompatible with free software.  A free system
> cannot keep secrets from the user.  However, if Google is willing to
> leave a space to use free clients, something could be worked out.

At present, there doesn't seem to be any way to follow Google's explicit
instructions as to how OAuth 2.0 support should be done in free
software -- even if they tacitly are saying through unofficial channels
"but we don't really mean it" by saying that Thunderbird is still
working.

So I'm closing this bug report, as this isn't something that can be
fixed here, but it something the FSF will have to negotiate with Google.

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