This is not new, this was what his FSF put out four or five days ago that that a lot of people found unacceptable.
Get a load of this, emphasis mine: > RMS acknowledges that he has made mistakes. He has sincere regrets, > **especially at how anger toward him personally has negatively impacted the > reputation**and mission of FSF. While *his personal style remains troubling > for some*, a majority of the board feel his behavior has moderated and > believe that **his thinking strengthens the work** of the FSF in pursuit of > its mission. Aaron