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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...

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Hasnain says:

I am glad this has so many (and growing!) signatories.

There was a time when I used to respect RMS; but that went out the window a while back and I really really do not get why the foundation brought him back. The FSF has slowly been becoming more and more irrelevant, and this decision just shows how bad the board is.

“We are calling for the removal of the entire Board of the Free Software Foundation. These are people who have enabled and empowered RMS for years. They demonstrate this again by permitting him to rejoin the FSF Board. It is time for RMS to step back from the free software, tech ethics, digital rights, and tech communities, for he cannot provide the leadership we need. We are also calling for Richard M. Stallman to be removed from all leadership positions, including the GNU Project.

Posted on 2021-03-24T06:51:29+0000