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posted by Fnord666 on Thursday March 25 2021, @08:02PM   Printer-friendly
from the geek-drama dept.

Free software advocates seek removal of Richard Stallman and entire FSF board:

Richard Stallman's return to the Free Software Foundation's board of directors has drawn condemnation from many people in the free software community. An open letter signed by hundreds of people today called for Stallman to be removed again and for the FSF's entire board to resign.

The open letter said:

        Richard M. Stallman, frequently known as RMS, has been a dangerous force in the free software community for a long time. He has shown himself to be misogynist, ableist, and transphobic, among other serious accusations of impropriety. These sorts of beliefs have no place in the free software, digital rights, and tech communities. With his recent reinstatement to the Board of Directors of the Free Software Foundation, we call for the entire Board of the FSF to step down and for RMS to be removed from all leadership positions.

Previously:
Richard Stallman Rejoins Free Software Foundation Board of Directors
Richard M. Stallman Resigns
Richard Stallman Deserved to be Fired, Says Fired GNU Hurd Maintainer


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Ethanol-fueled on Thursday March 25 2021, @08:17PM (8 children)

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Thursday March 25 2021, @08:17PM (#1128955) Homepage

    This would be the best way to fight it. Get some real or imagined autism (or other similar disorder) diagnosis and then accuse them of hypocrisy, maybe even dig up some old toxic twitter comments of the loudest pontificators and launch a counterattack. Woke bullshit is pretty weak against Judo-throws. That's my technique for refuting woke bullshit in real-life, if they call me stupid or moron I accuse them of being insensitive toward the mentally-challenged (making up a story about a cousin with Downs' syndrome) and make them the asshole. When you're dealing with woke bullshit, it's niggers all the way down.

    " Richard M. Stallman, frequently known as RMS, has been a dangerous force in the free software community for a long time. He has shown himself to be misogynist, ableist, and transphobic, "

    Huh, that's funny, back in the day when people on the internet actually knew their shit, that was the norm rather than the exception. Instead of whiny trannies, you had BME motherfuckers who actually cut their own dicks off instead of trannies who just had to put their dick in every discussion even when not welcome. Let it be known: Modern 'diversity and inclusion' are euphemisms for backdoor censorship.

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  • (Score: 4, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 25 2021, @09:02PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 25 2021, @09:02PM (#1128989)
    Modern 'hypocrisy and backdoor censorship' are euphemisms for "fantasies of victimhood".
  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 25 2021, @09:57PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 25 2021, @09:57PM (#1129016)

    An entire EF post where jews aren't mentionned even once. Is that a first ?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 25 2021, @10:06PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 25 2021, @10:06PM (#1129024)

      But you did!

      JEWS JEWS JEWS JEWS JEWS JEWS

      Is that a yellow six-pointed star of the rothschilds?

      Make them wear it again.

    • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 25 2021, @10:37PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 25 2021, @10:37PM (#1129038)

      An entire EF post where jews aren't mentionned even once. Is that a first ?

      yeah but he threw "nigger" in there to make up for it

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Arik on Friday March 26 2021, @03:13AM

      by Arik (4543) on Friday March 26 2021, @03:13AM (#1129168) Journal
      No, it's happened before.

      Frankly I think he's already gotten past his own schtick, and just pulls it out for gags when he can't come up with anything intelligent to say.

      If he got rid of it entirely, I know I could call that a victory and a lot of people would; but I'll confess I'd feel a little sad. My days just aren't complete anymore, without a belly-tickler from EF, some sort of ridiculous "dem joos did it!" nonsense right in the middle of an otherwise sensible-sounding post. It makes me laugh, and laughter is the best medicine.

      --
      If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
  • (Score: 4, Informative) by driverless on Friday March 26 2021, @01:41AM

    by driverless (4770) on Friday March 26 2021, @01:41AM (#1129130)

    Richard M. Stallman, frequently known as RMS, has been a dangerous force in the free software community for a long time. He has shown himself to be misogynist, ableist, and transphobic, among other serious accusations of impropriety.

    "This meeting declares that it considers Richard Stock^^H^Stallmann, Free Software Acitivist, to be an enemy of the people." (A storm of cheers and applause. A number of men surround STALLMAN and hiss him.)

    The whole crowd. (shouting). "Yes, yes! He is an enemy of the people! He hates free software! He hates his own people!"

    Aslaksen: "By the votes of everyone here, this meeting of citizens declares Richard Stallman to be an enemy of the people. (Shouts and applause.) Three cheers for our ancient and honourable citizen community! (Renewed applause.) The meeting is dissolved. (Gets down.) "

    (Horn-blowing, hisses, and wild cries. STALLMAN goes out through the hall )

    The Whole Crowd (howling after them as they go). "Enemy of the People! Enemy of the People!"

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 26 2021, @03:31AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 26 2021, @03:31AM (#1129179)

    you had BME motherfuckers who actually cut their own dicks off instead of trannies who just had to put their dick in every discussion even when not welcome.

    You mean like starting the discussion the moment you decide to open that door [dailykos.com]? You don't welcome the discussion, then don't enter, right?

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 27 2021, @11:41PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 27 2021, @11:41PM (#1130071)

    Apparently ASD is the one mental condition that are exempt from their protection.

    Likely because people with it are more likely to lampshade the various logical flaws in the veiled appeals to emotion being tossed around.