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Red Hat pulls Free Software Foundation funding over Richard Stallman's return:
The chorus of disapproval over Richard M Stallman, founder and former president of the Free Software Foundation (FSF), rejoining the organisation has intensified as Linux giant Red Hat confirmed it was pulling funding.
Stallman announced he had returned to the FSF's Board of Directors last weekend – news that has not gone down well with all in the community and Red Hat is the latest to register its dismay.
CTO Chris Wright tweeted overnight: "I am really outraged by FSF's decision to reinstate RMS. At a moment in time where diversity and inclusion awareness is growing, this is a step backwards."
Describing itself as "appalled" at the return of Stallman to the FSF board of directors "considering the circumstances of Richard Stallman's original resignation in 2019," Red Hat said it decided to act.
"We are immediately suspending all Red Hat funding of the FSF and any FSF-hosted events. In addition, many Red Hat contributors have told us they no longer plan to participate in FSF-led or backed events, and we stand behind them," said Red Hat.
[...] Red Hat's step marks an escalation in the war of words over Stallman's return. As both a long-time donor and contributor of code, the IBM-owned company's action might well give the FSF pause for thought in a way that thousands of outraged tweets might not.
FSF president Geoffrey Knauth stated his intention yesterday "to resign as an FSF officer, director, and voting member as soon as there is a clear path for new leadership."
Red Hat statement about Richard Stallman's return to the Free Software Foundation board
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Beryllium Sphere (r) on Sunday March 28 2021, @07:04PM (2 children)
That's the real question here.
I will use singular "they" here, which goes back to Chaucer.
My expectations of a leader are
1. Vision. They see things others do not.
2. Action. They accomplish things or inspire others to accomplish things. One can imply the other.
3. Recruitment. They make others want to follow them. They attract and retain people for the movement they lead.
4. Mentoring. They develop followers who can turn into successors and into subordinate leaders.
On 1 and 2, rms's history is spectacularly off the charts.
Now that there is a free software ecosystem, 3 and 4 have increased in relative importance.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 28 2021, @08:03PM (1 child)
5. They get the hot chicks.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 29 2021, @05:45PM
5. Hot Chicks. They get them.
Works better on so many levels.