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Re:An open letter in support of RMS being reinstated by the FSF by smoldesu on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @12:41PM (#26569573)
Not really. It's the Free Software Foundation, not the Free People Foundation. Stallman's only goal has been to develop an ecosystem of free and open software, and his political and personal opinions have never stood in the way of that. His belief that everyone should have access to quality, open software supersedes whatever personal agenda people perceive to be true.
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Re:An open letter in support of RMS being reinstated by the FSF by danans on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @12:48PM (#26569700)
> Stallman's only goal has been to develop an ecosystem of free and open software

Why is his goal the only one that matters? Is he a prophet, or is he just a guy who created a compelling idea? Should the movement continue to be centered on him as a personality? The FSF movement is by definition far bigger than him, and it can reasonably contain other related goals. Perhaps those with other goals can make peace with keeping him around, perhaps they can't.

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Re:An open letter in support of RMS being reinstated by the FSF by DreamScatter on Saturday March 27, 2021 @02:15PM (#26604196)
It's his foundation, and you are welcome to start your own foundation promoting your own ideals for software.
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Re:An open letter in support of RMS being reinstated by the FSF by phasnox on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @12:50PM (#26569746)
Software is made by people.
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