Re:On Recent Controversial Events
by zaptheimpaler on Thursday October 17, 2019 @10:26PM
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It doesn't advance the cause of software freedom. Should we all just shut up about anything that doesn't advance the cause of the organizations that we're part of?
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FSF board members should.
Re:On Recent Controversial Events
by zaptheimpaler on Thursday October 17, 2019 @10:32PM
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Yeah that's what I disagree with. And its not about board members only - rank and file employees regularly get fired for expressing opinions not endorsed by their orgs.
What does that have to do with RMS?
Re:On Recent Controversial Events
by zaptheimpaler on Thursday October 17, 2019 @10:41PM
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Nothing. If you go back and read my first post, it's only about using what happened here to talk about a broader issue. I don't even like RMS
My point is eloquently summarized by someone else here:
"I guess free speech still exists in non-controversial matters, and for people who don't have to worry about employment."
you still have free speech - what you don't have is immunity to real world consequences if your views are so far out of whack with social norms regarding exploitation of vulnerable groups (eg. underage kids) that your coworkers and colleagues do not wish you to be representative of their organisation or their leader.