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Re:Free Software: An idea whose time has passed? by DocTomoe on Thursday March 25, 2021 @07:32AM (#26578927)
Have you considered that a lot of people in the Free Software community do not care about other people "feeling represented" and instead want RMS especially because he does not submit to what feels convenient at the time? FLOSS is permanently under attack, from the industry (which recently switched from FUD to embrace and smother), from the legal framework, and from people inside the organisation. NOT going with the flow is exactly what us other people expect RMS to do.

Also, if you do not feel represented by an organisation, why not do the OpenSource-thing and fork the organisation?

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Re:Free Software: An idea whose time has passed? by fao_ on Thursday March 25, 2021 @07:57AM (#26579112)
> Also, if you do not feel represented by an organisation, why not do the OpenSource-thing and fork the organisation?

As of right now, the FSF Europe is no longer joined with the FSF

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Re:Free Software: An idea whose time has passed? by eeZah7Ux on Thursday March 25, 2021 @09:13AM (#26579812)
> instead want RMS especially because he does not submit to what feels convenient at the time?

That's some cheeky phrasing.

> FLOSS is permanently under attack, from the industry

Sure it is, and having a spokeperson that act very poorly in public does not help a bit.

> from the legal framework

Huh?

> NOT going with the flow is exactly what us other people expect RMS to do.

What is "the flow"? Doing very weird things in public? Hitting hard on women at conferences? Pleasing corporations?

> why not do the OpenSource-thing and fork the organisation?

We did: Conservancy, EFF, FSFE are thriving. (Why are you assuming we didn't?)

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Re:Free Software: An idea whose time has passed? by kaba0 on Saturday March 27, 2021 @03:29AM (#26600643)
> RMS especially because he does not submit to what feels convenient at the time

I’m sure to a sick mind sexually harassing others feels convenient at the time, so apparently he is not that good at restraining himself...

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