Powerful statement this morning from @conservancy, another free software nonprofit: “We [...] want to underscore that allowing Stallman to continue to hold a leadership position would be an unacceptable compromise.”
#cancelstallmanhttps://twitter.com/conservancy/status/1173603417769545734 …
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It continues: ”Most importantly, we cannot support anyone, directly or indirectly, who condones the endangerment of vulnerable people by rationalizing any part of _predator_ behavior.” (emphasis mine) That’s an important word to have in this discussion.
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Worth reading the whole thing. Aligning social justice with software freedom is not an approach I’ve seen officially before.https://sfconservancy.org/news/2019/sep/16/rms-does-not-speak-for-us/ …
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We do. In our case we work more generally in open, not just software. You can see the approach and how it works in our upcoming open access to scholarly lit campaign, but also more generally in this council paper.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aRHTsI00AfT0pdoPGovXoSMozEf_c4ad8D9PnXgHGxo/edit …
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Replying to @mandylibrary @sarahmei
This is a very well-articulated and eloquent case!
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Thank you!
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