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| DATE | 2020-03-03 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [Hangout - NYLXS] Shannon Dosemagen and the FSF
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On Mon, Mar 02, 2020 at 02:06:25PM -0500, Leo Famulari wrote:
> John Darrington wrote:
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> > Over the last few years many people have noticed a shift towards extremist support of idealogy which is orthogonal to the Free Software cause.
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> Issues like privacy online, software patents, DRM, open document formats, etc are also orthogonal to the 4 software freedoms but I do think they are relevant enough that it makes sense for the FSF to focus on them. If anything it strengthens the cause by bringing more people in, people who might not care about free software yet.
DRM is directly an assualt on the four freedoms and digital freedom.
Environmental activism is NOT and it can not add people to GNU, It can
piss people off though, who would otherwise be interested in GNU.
the Code of Conduct provisions by the organization is a disgrace. So is
the one proposed here. I eliminates an entire plurailty of people from
participating with them and discriminates against Catholics, Muslims,
Jews, and countless others for though crimes before they are allowed to
even participate.
It is all a special brand of fanatasism and the FSF should be
embarressed. Barring people from particpating BEFORE and outside the
activiites of the organization is especially offensive and intolerant.
--
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