Are there any tmux alternatives with features that are close to, or better than the same? When I’m talking about features, I’m talking about:
- client-server session management
- good plugin support
- advanced copy-paste functionality
- advanced window and pane management
but with GNU license? screen and dtach aren’t what I’m looking for, because they’re lacking in features.
There’s nothing wrong with tmux, and I would like to continue using it with Kakoune, but I want to strengthen my advocacy for software that use GNU license wherever possible.
Most of it has to do with the ideology behind GNU and FSF, and how it safeguards open source, and (as I’ve read previously) about how MIT-licensed libraries threaten the growth of free, libre, open-source software.
Indeed, if there is no alternative, then I do not have any choice but to use
tmux, but recently, I’ve felt like as if I should strive to be as GNU-puritan as I can, but without being intolerant towards other open-source projects, as I have great respect for Stallman’s beliefs.I love Kakoune, and there’s no replacing that, unfortunately, unless there’s a better alternative which adheres closely with the same. But there’s some software I could definitely switch that are GPL-licensed. And with this thought in mind, I’m also moving to Guix soon.
Good for you for doing the work of trying to make sure your software is Free in all senses of the word. I license all of my own projects under the AGPL, but when it comes to my day-to-day tools, I’ve been less discerning.
I’m afraid I don’t have an alternative to tmux for you, but if I understand their license correctly, you could just fork it and relicence it under a GNU license. You know, like what the big corporates do, but in the other direction ;-)