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Re:Goodbye to GNU Libreboot by ejcx on Thursday January 05, 2017 @12:47PM (#13329414)
Sounds like half the story.

The libreboot website says that they left GNU to protest transgender discrimination at the FSF.[0]

[0] https://libreboot.org/

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Re:Goodbye to GNU Libreboot by vog on Thursday January 05, 2017 @12:51PM (#13329448)
To make this even more confusing, the FSF disputes that there was harrasment [1] and one Libreboot contributor states that the Libreboot maintainer did not speak on behalf of the whole project [2].

[1] https://www.fsf.org/news/free-software-foundation-statement

[2] http://zammit.org/libreboot-screwup.html

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Re:Goodbye to GNU Libreboot by RubyPinch on Thursday January 05, 2017 @01:05PM (#13329608)
more near a 10th of the story

Neither side wants to put up any substantial verifiable information about it, so there is nothing to talk about on that front.

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Re:Goodbye to GNU Libreboot by untog on Thursday January 05, 2017 @01:14PM (#13329682)
Not sure why this has been downvoted. Neither party in the firing dispute with FSF has gone public, so drawing any conclusions based on the minimal amount of information we have right now is not wise.
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Re:Goodbye to GNU Libreboot by qntty on Thursday January 05, 2017 @01:10PM (#13329650)
It's always interesting how strong of an opinion some people can have about issues that they aren't in a position to comment about...
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Re:Goodbye to GNU Libreboot by rebelwebmaster on Thursday January 05, 2017 @05:07PM (#13331882)
I don't think there's much else the FSF could say here without treading into legally dubious territory either.
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Re:Goodbye to GNU Libreboot by qwertyuiop924 on Thursday January 05, 2017 @02:39PM (#13330605)
Yes, but the transgender person in question didn't want the issue to be brought up, there's no evidence of discrimination, and Leah's actions were incredibly unprofessional, no matter whether there was a decent reason for them initially.
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Re:Goodbye to GNU Libreboot by ecaron on Thursday January 05, 2017 @01:22PM (#13329775)
Better source for her side of the story is at https://libreboot.org/gnu/
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Re:Goodbye to GNU Libreboot by j_s on Thursday January 05, 2017 @02:41PM (#13330618)
I thought that exposing the FSF for their discriminatory practises would redeem me and possibly make that person be my friend again.

https://libreboot.org/gnu/#leah-not-a-hero

Speaks to the motivation for this whole situation.

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Re:Goodbye to GNU Libreboot by djsumdog on Thursday January 05, 2017 @01:42PM (#13330014)
I hate to make those assumptions. There is so little information.

However, I have a huge respect for the FSF and would be more inclined that they'd let someone go because of practical and professional issues. Letting go of people is not a decision to be taken lightly and originations have to weigh everything.

From the e-mail threads, she denounced the entire FSF and spoke for all Libreboot contributors. I do not like this. It makes a lot of broad assumptions about large groups of people that simply cannot be classified together.

I think the FSF made the right decision here, and has handled everything as professionally as they could.

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Re:Goodbye to GNU Libreboot by amyjess on Thursday January 05, 2017 @01:51PM (#13330109)
You're confusing two different trans people. One was fired by the FSF, and another, Leah Rowe, claimed her friend's firing was an instance of transphobic discrimination and pulled Libreboot from GNU.

The person who got fired from GNU hasn't said a word on the subject, and there's no evidence of her being unstable and unprofessional. Leah Rowe, on the other hand, was indeed acting unstable and unprofessional. The really sad thing was that Rowe's flip-out actually outed her friend, who was stealth, so she wound up hurting a fellow trans person far more than the FSF allegedly did (and due to Rowe's instability, I have difficulty believing her version of why her friend was fired).

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