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Re:John Sullivan resign as executive director of the Free So... by risky_opinions on Monday March 29, 2021 @05:27AM (#26619193)
I could see companies starting to screen applicants using these lists.

Different companies would choose which list to use according to their own politics and culture.

Totally hypothetical: Coinbase and Google will probably turn rms-open-letter into a denylist. Twitter will do the opposite.

This is all conjecture, but I could see it happening. It's why I feel I shouldn't sign.

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Re:John Sullivan resign as executive director of the Free So... by twic on Monday March 29, 2021 @10:17AM (#26621945)
There's already a script to block people on GitHub based on signing one of the letters, written by an infosec furry (but i repeat myself):

https://twitter.com/kyhwana/status/1375651591672324096

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Re:John Sullivan resign as executive director of the Free So... by user-the-name on Monday March 29, 2021 @05:36AM (#26619273)
One list is full of people who have achieved big things, and are in positions of power.

The other is full of throwaway and inactive github accounts.

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Re:John Sullivan resign as executive director of the Free So... by beaconstudios on Monday March 29, 2021 @05:47AM (#26619350)
which isn't particularly surprising if people are worried about getting cancelled.

(FWIW I haven't signed either, and don't know enough about RMS' actions to commit to a perspective).

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