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List:       kde-community
Subject:    Re: On the reappointment of Richard Stallman as a director of the FSF
From:       Sven Brauch <mail () svenbrauch ! de>
Date:       2021-03-24 23:15:36
Message-ID: 8b06b422-14cb-a2ea-a5f2-b7e1befb122b () svenbrauch ! de
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Hi Aleix,

On 3/24/21 11:26 PM, Aleix Pol wrote:
> We have tried to sum up our thoughts in the following announcement
> with the hope to foster collectively the Free Software leadership we
> need.
> https://ev.kde.org/2021/03/24/on-the-reappointment-of-rms-fsf/

good work, this is a much more appropriate way to voice the concerns of 
the KDE community than the kindergarten ad-hominem screaming style of 
the open letter discussed before.

It also addresses a matter that is objectively a concern, and maybe even 
relevant to us, which is how the FSF elects its board. That the 
directors themselves can elect new board members seems kind of undemocratic.

In contrast, engaging with a mud-fight about who said what mean thing 
about which marginalized group is something that is highly polarizing, 
happens way too much these days, and often leads to division, anger and 
fear instead of improving things. I don't intend to defend Stallman in 
any way -- I'm merely saying, publicly debating his personality isn't 
going to achieve much good, and I'm supportive of KDE choosing not to be 
part of that.

Best,
Sven
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