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Free Software Advocates Seek Removal of Richard Stallman and Entire FSF Board

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

Freeman writes:

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: 5, Insightful) by sjames on Friday March 26 2021, @07:02AM (4 children)

    by sjames (2882) on Friday March 26 2021, @07:02AM (#1129254) Journal

    I wonder how many signatiories signed because they believe Stallman must be cancelled and how many signed more as a way of saying "please don't hurt me!". That's the thing with the more extreme side of cancel culture. If you disagree with a cancellation, you must be cancelled.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 26 2021, @01:50PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 26 2021, @01:50PM (#1129343)

    I wonder how many signed because their cool, socially just friends did. Signers who would have suffered no loss if they had just abstained.

  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 26 2021, @05:41PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 26 2021, @05:41PM (#1129452)

    "If you disagree with a cancellation, you must be cancelled."
    This is exactly what brought the mob down on Stallman. He disagreed with Minsky's cancellation. Worse, he was correct to disagree, which is an unforgivable sin.

    • (Score: 2) by sjames on Friday March 26 2021, @06:52PM

      by sjames (2882) on Friday March 26 2021, @06:52PM (#1129497) Journal

      And in turn, the FSF board disagreed with canceling the guy who disagreed with a cancellation, so they too must be canceled.

      Meanwhile, off to the side, MS Palpatine cackles gleefully "YES! Let the anger make you powerful!!"

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 26 2021, @10:47PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 26 2021, @10:47PM (#1129631)

    i don't know about other countries, but the US is like 95% Suited Whore these days, so to answer your question: plenty.