Re:Joint Statement on the GNU Project
by ilikehurdles on Monday October 07, 2019 @01:50PM
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It would be valuable to see your group put up a statement articulating the specific actions taken by Stallman and how they have caused "those who [you] want to reach out to" to be alienated. You may think that some collective consciousness is both aware of these actions and fully in agreement with this statement, but as the comments here will indicate, it's entirely possible that either one of these or both isn't true. It may only be a court of public opinion, but I believe the accused deserves to know what they're accused of.
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That's already been publicized ad nauseum by others in the past few weeks. I don't think the authors owe anyone any duty to reiterate it.
Considering that a big chunk of what was publicized was lies and deliberate misquotes, I think it'd be best if the GNU project said specifically what their issues are.
At this point the truth or falsity of the minutiae, or whether the conclusions are fair or not are irrelevant. Once a former leader no longer has the political capital to be seen as effective, or their involvement proves to be a greater distraction than it's worth, no more needs to be said.
You're legitimizing character assassination campaigns. But only as long as they're successful.
Re:Joint Statement on the GNU Project
by dvfjsdhgfv on Monday October 07, 2019 @03:23PM
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Have we really stopped being human beings at this point? Does even truth even matter anymore or just the shouts getting most retweets?