-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 On 2021-03-24 16 h 54, Steve Langasek wrote: > Under 4.1.5 of the Constitution, the developers by way of GR are the body > who has the power to issue nontechnical statements. > > https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io/blob/main/index.md > is a statement which I believe Debian as a project, and not just individual > Debian developers, should consider signing on to. > > This is a proposal for Debian to sign on to the statement, by adopting the > text from that open letter via GR. > > ==== Text of GR ==== > > The Debian Project co-signs the statement regarding Richard Stallman's > readmission to the FSF seen at > https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io/blob/main/index.md. > The text of this statement is given below. > > Richard M. Stallman, frequently known as RMS, has been a dangerous force in > the free software community for a long time. He has shown himself to be > misogynist, ableist, and transphobic, among other serious accusations of > impropriety. These sorts of beliefs have no place in the free software, > digital rights, and tech communities. With his recent reinstatement to the > Board of Directors of the Free Software Foundation, we call for the entire > Board of the FSF to step down and for RMS to be removed from all leadership > positions. > > We, the undersigned, believe in the necessity of digital autonomy and the > powerful role user freedom plays in protecting our fundamental human rights. > In order to realize the promise of everything software freedom makes > possible, there must be radical change within the community. We believe in > a present and a future where all technology empowers – not oppresses – > people. We know that this is only possible in a world where technology is > built to pay respect to our rights at its most foundational levels. While > these ideas have been popularized in some form by Richard M. Stallman, he > does not speak for us. We do not condone his actions and opinions. We do > not acknowledge his leadership or the leadership of the Free Software > Foundation as it stands today. > > There has been enough tolerance of RMS’s repugnant ideas and behavior. We > cannot continue to let one person ruin the meaning of our work. Our > communities have no space for people like Richard M. Stallman, and we will > not continue suffering his behavior, giving him a leadership role, or > otherwise holding him and his hurtful and dangerous ideology as acceptable. > > We are calling for the removal of the entire Board of the Free Software > Foundation. These are people who have enabled and empowered RMS for years. > They demonstrate this again by permitting him to rejoin the FSF Board. It > is time for RMS to step back from the free software, tech ethics, digital > rights, and tech communities, for he cannot provide the leadership we need. > We are also calling for Richard M. Stallman to be removed from all > leadership positions, including the GNU Project. > > We urge those in a position to do so to stop supporting the Free Software > Foundation. Refuse to contribute to projects related to the FSF and RMS. > Do not speak at or attend FSF events, or events that welcome RMS and his > brand of intolerance. We ask for contributors to free software projects to > take a stand against bigotry and hate within their projects. While doing > these things, tell these communities and the FSF why. > > We have detailed several public incidents of RMS's behavior. Some of us > have our own stories about RMS and our interactions with him, things that > are not captured in email threads or on video. We hope you will read what > has been shared and consider the harm that he has done to our community and > others. > > ==== End Text of GR ==== >
I am happy to sponsor this proposition. - -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Louis-Philippe Véronneau ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋ po...@debian.org / veronneau.org ⠈⠳⣄ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEEZ39U8fqGga2OwLzmeurE7GqqCpcFAmBbqXUACgkQeurE7Gqq Cpdvcg//a5QkGsj0zGqiw6Ek8ow5eE+/StkinTxJnRBJMpmao7rRc406G/M0jPM0 y/8lJ8eGMQVNCraalNw/frMsE/VvrT+NQ0n9tYVxJG7/yZv4fcbht/mjZ+de9i5P 0HdUMs0RJIOfVrdZIVYUNQgBJM1YsTiGn5mBElAFLiIra4Tj2iSOzOw1wg8dTYUa is9qPxrGzpxo+gU7jNw4AkaNBQc2FRqBHx6wzVFzu/4ZLTJfyV3ZBeVNkcS/Kn6B ZhbFcJiqacL6/r9HMR391A3gsbHNcpo4FeahUkUVvIkn5UxI1jJCPomxgYUCA5It SEC1QozCc5ZnM21hN5GrYC5qQJydPgBbOvGgs8Ew/qDxly9FYtykMs0vNCT6+Fvt IdD2LNGV9svSoulo1NTY5HQazp5s9sDBFpMsyMLuJ8/7MjTNGvxdPqXdBG+djKCI MB0y7bS5WtHyuiugRlpJSdvMKX4afYjXn5/zCgiEcHq/U4hzy0yETdwygEDxwlfR 67bsNpJTWJMfUyU4y6KR2BjxATxAqoWQssHSdPrb6BDV1dgu5wvMzuxQUzpTt/6E ubJJdzaKNkF00pD7suv14yda38Tvf5XF/KM61QPxUjedYHJIG+hPHv1Nk2bDSFqv MCJa1HC31NQLiYhUk13SCrI8uiSSygIYUIIjS30sVX0w1noaYdGIdQQBFgoAHRYh BMqnQAcHqBawIC/DzfQlelCyHPqFBQJgW6l7AAoJEPQlelCyHPqF6QcA/3vZdLX7 ziwgcB7SWStpo5n94L7lrV3a5WgDijwpQ4L2AP9pHuYeZlPuVgaQhP3aAujVpfhG qT1mcTRoab1SNW+dAw== =ZAJX -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
