As we work on these issues, let’s not forget the purpose of our movement, or the great work of our staff and all the good people of the free software community who are dedicated to users’ freedom.

  • lazlo_jamf
    312·
    4 years ago

    rms’s statement was very mature. I hope he holds to his commitment to be better. I am still not sure he is the right person for the job but you can’t deny the work he has done in the past and his commitment to the movement.

  • jeffers00n
    173·
    4 years ago

    Over the past 2 decades the FSF has become increasingly ineffective and out-of-touch and RMS is a big part of that. From reading recent stuff from FSF and RMS about this whole situation it seems clear to me that they’d both prefer that everyone go back to begrudgingly putting up with his poor behavior so that he can travel and give talks.

      • federico3
        3·
        4 years ago

        Spot on. I’ve met him and a lot of people I know and trust have been around him at conferences. In 20 years I’ve heard only complains about his public behavior and I’ve witnessed various example of that.

        I’ve never heard anyone claiming that RMS is evil or malevolent, but rather unable to act appropriately around people or understand what is socially acceptable, despite having been told many times.

        [Disclaimer: I actively support Free Software and GPL]

  • Subversivo
    117·
    4 years ago

    too litte, to late and they revealing that RMS acted on his own announcing the return proves that they are wrong about his change.

      • Subversivo
        132·
        4 years ago

        of course. the point is: FSF says he changed. This carelessness says “not much”. When Linus pledged to change he changed. Develop strategies and used tools to reduce problematic behaviour. RMS didn’t.

        • marmulak
          14·
          4 years ago

          Once a Linus, always a Linus. That’s what I say!

          • Subversivo
            9·
            4 years ago

            nobody cares what Linus think or says at home.

            hi isn’t insulting people on mailing lists or code reviews.

            RMS can be as freak as he want, if he stop hurting other people. This is not thought police, is enforcing limits on acceptable behaviour.

    • Ninmi@sopuli.xyz
      32·
      4 years ago

      “too little, too late” seems to be a staple phrase for people who’d love to just keep a good lynch mob going.

  • cbradford
    64·
    4 years ago

    Good for them to stand up for principals over mob lunacy.

  • Nevar
    97·
    4 years ago

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