FSF Announces Librephone Project

Re:FSF Announces Librephone Project by gtsnexp on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @05:48AM (#45590095)

This take is gatekeeping and sexist. Coding is not the job description for FSF leadership; policy, licensing, and funding are. The previous, highly effective former FSF executive director was a poet, not a programmer.

Focus on outcomes: mainline kernels, modem firmware, reproducible builds, verified boot, power management, app ecosystems, and sustained funding. Credit the projects pushing those fronts and press FSF to support them: attack decisions, not résumés or gender.

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Re:FSF Announces Librephone Project by theobreuerweil on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @06:26AM (#45590342)

I personally think it's unfair to accuse this person of sexism. I didn't even know he was talking about a woman until you pointed it out. It's possible that this comment comes from a place of sexism, and it's possible that it doesn't. It's uncharitable to just assume the former.

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Re:FSF Announces Librephone Project by dmacj on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @06:44AM (#45590477)

I think it’s referring to this line:

> It is very feminine and obviously doesn't work that well.

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Re:FSF Announces Librephone Project by theobreuerweil on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @07:26AM (#45590801)

Wow skimmed that part - yeah I guess fair enough

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