Hello, On Sat 27 Mar 2021 at 12:17AM +0530, Sruthi Chandran wrote:
>> ==== Begin text ==== >> >> Under section 4.1.5 of the constitution, the Developers make the >> following statement: >> >> *Debian’s statement on Richard Stallman rejoining the FSF board* >> >> We at Debian are profoundly disappointed to hear of the re-election of >> Richard Stallman to a leadership position at the Free Software >> Foundation, after a series of serious accusations of misconduct led to >> his resignation as president and board member of the FSF in 2019. >> >> One crucial factor in making our community more inclusive is to >> recognise and reflect when other people are harmed by our >> own actions and consider this feedback in future actions. The way >> Richard Stallman announced his return to the board unfortunately lacks >> any acknowledgement of this kind of thought process. We are deeply >> disappointed that the FSF board elected him a board member again despite >> no discernible steps were taken >> by him to be accountable for, much less make amends for, his past >> actions or those who have been harmed by them. Finally, we are also >> disturbed by the secretive process of his re-election, and how it was >> belately conveyed [0] to FSF’s staff and supporters. >> >> >> We believe this step and how it was communicated sends wrong and hurtful >> message and harms the future of the Free Software movement. The goal of >> the software freedom movement is to empower all people to control >> technology and thereby create a better society for everyone. Free >> Software is meant to serve everyone regardless of their age, ability or >> disability, gender identity, sex, ethnicity, nationality, religion or >> sexual orientation. This requires an inclusive and diverse environment >> that welcomes all contributors equally. Debian realises that we >> ourselves and the Free Software movement still have to work hard to be >> in that place where everyone feels safe and respected to participate in >> it in order to fulfil the movement's mission. >> >> >> That is why, we call for his resignation from all FSF bodies. The FSF >> needs to seriously reflect on this decision as well as their >> decision-making process to prevent similar issues from happening again. >> Therefore, in the current situation we see ourselves unable to >> collaborate both with the FSF and any other organisation in which >> Richard Stallman has a leading position. Instead, we will continue to >> work with groups and individuals who foster diversity and equality in >> the Free Software movement in order to achieve our joint goal of >> empowering all users to control technology. Seconded. -- Sean Whitton
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