October 14th, 2024 Richard Stallman (aka “RMS”) is the founder of GNU and the Free Software Foundation and present-day voting member of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) board of directors and “Chief GNUisance” of the GNU project. He is responsible for innumerable contributions to the free software movement, setting its guiding principles, organizing political action, and directly contributing to a flourishing free software ecosystem. The majority of Stallman’s political activity has been of priceless value to society at large.
  • BB_C@programming.dev
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    3 months ago

    Good thing there is no long list of signatories in this one. I had to double-check the open letter when it came out to make sure no one fake-included me there.

    Hope the nu crowd are winning their arguments hard… in their own echo chambers. Because no one else is going to even feel their presence outside of them.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    3 months ago

    Damning, but nothing that hasn’t already been talked about for a while now. Just formalizing the review. He’s a creep who did some cool things with software. It’s time to move on and leave him behind.

    • HighlyRegardedArtist@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      You might want to remember that he has done more to advance open source software than perhaps any other person on this planet. You don’t get to take away someone’s achievements just because you don’t like them…

      • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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        3 months ago

        I gave him credit for that while also saying we shouldn’t platform him or give him attention until and unless he recants and / or apologizes. Just like the report says.

      • Orygin@sh.itjust.works
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        3 months ago

        I don’t see anyone trying to take away his achievement. The report and most commenters even recognize his contribution.
        Also this goes more deeply than “not liking them”, he has some morally reprehensible views. I admit I haven’t read the whole report, but I have seen some of the things it touches on in the past and it’s pretty damning.

      • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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        3 months ago

        Went to look him up and the Wiki link showed as already visited. Yeah, I remember reading about this guy. Sad what mental health issues can do to people. Said the guy with mental health issues, fortunately less severe.