Re: Asking DPL to shorten Discussion Period for rms-open-letter

2021-03-27 Thread Wouter Verhelst
Hi Jonas, On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 11:46:03PM +0100, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > Hi Wouter, > > Quoting Wouter Verhelst (2021-03-27 18:19:57) > > On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 10:41:57AM +0100, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > > Thanks for your judgements(!), Luke and Enrico. > > > > > > For the record, I do

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-27 Thread Michael Lustfield
It bothers me to comment on this at all, but... I would like to propose the following resolution. Choice X: The Debian Project disapproves of recent and past actions taken by FSF. With regards to the latest action (re-acceptance of RMS to the board), it now chooses to cut ties with the foundation

Re: Asking DPL to shorten Discussion Period for rms-open-letter

2021-03-27 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
Hi Wouter, Quoting Wouter Verhelst (2021-03-27 18:19:57) > On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 10:41:57AM +0100, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > Thanks for your judgements(!), Luke and Enrico. > > > > For the record, I do not defend actions of RMS. I defend his right > > to a fair trial. > > Nobody is claimin

Re: "rms-open-letter" choice 3: do not, as the project itself, sign any letter regarding rms

2021-03-27 Thread Mathias Behrle
* Steve Langasek: " Re: "rms-open-letter" choice 3: do not, as the project itself, sign any letter regarding rms" (Sat, 27 Mar 2021 12:37:52 -0700): > On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 12:20:22PM +0100, Mathias Behrle wrote: > > > > Language quip: Not "invited to do this in person" (personally flying > >

Re: "rms-open-letter" choice 3: do not, as the project itself, sign any letter regarding rms

2021-03-27 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 12:20:22PM +0100, Mathias Behrle wrote: > > > Language quip: Not "invited to do this in person" (personally flying > > > to wherever signatures are being gathered), but "in a personal > > > capacity" or "as an individual action"... ? > > I think the intention was clear, b

Re: Asking DPL to shorten Discussion Period for rms-open-letter

2021-03-27 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 10:41:57AM +0100, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > Thanks for your judgements(!), Luke and Enrico. > > For the record, I do not defend actions of RMS. I defend his right to a > fair trial. Nobody is claiming Richard doesn't have the right for a fair trial. He is still a human b

Re: "rms-open-letter" choice 3: do not, as the project itself, sign any letter regarding rms

2021-03-27 Thread Sruthi Chandran
On March 27, 2021 7:15:39 PM GMT+05:30, Ulrike Uhlig wrote: >Hi > >On 27.03.21 14:01, Kurt Roeckx wrote: >> On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 01:56:08PM +0100, Timo Weingärtner wrote: >>> 27.03.21 13:03 Kurt Roeckx: I've added this option on the website. I'm still processing emails. Note t

Re: "rms-open-letter" choice 3: do not, as the project itself, sign any letter regarding rms

2021-03-27 Thread Matteo F. Vescovi
Hi! On 2021-03-27 at 11:51 (+01), Timo Weingärtner wrote: [...] > Updated text: > ---8<---8<---8<--- > The Debian Project will not issue a public statement on whether Richard > Stallman should be removed from leadership positions or not. > > Any individual (including Debian members) wishing to (

Re: "rms-open-letter" choice 3: do not, as the project itself, sign any letter regarding rms

2021-03-27 Thread Milan Kupcevic
On 3/27/21 9:01 AM, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 01:56:08PM +0100, Timo Weingärtner wrote: >> Hallo Kurt Roeckx, >> >> 27.03.21 13:03 Kurt Roeckx: >>> I've added this option on the website. I'm still processing emails. >>> >>> Note that it's my interpretation that if changes are acc

Re: "rms-open-letter" choice 3: do not, as the project itself, sign any letter regarding rms

2021-03-27 Thread Milan Kupcevic
On 3/27/21 6:51 AM, Timo Weingärtner wrote: > > Updated text: > ---8<---8<---8<--- > The Debian Project will not issue a public statement on whether Richard > Stallman should be removed from leadership positions or not. > > Any individual (including Debian members) wishing to (co-)sign any of the

Re: The "RMS Open Letter" is based on lies, misrepresentations, and misinformation

2021-03-27 Thread Ulrike Uhlig
Hello, On 26.03.21 15:08, Ximin Luo wrote: Does anyone have a response to this? I had no intention to reply to this email, but as you insist: in my opinion RedHat's statement captures things well enough( https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-statement-about-richard-stallmans-return-free-sof

Re: "rms-open-letter" choice 3: do not, as the project itself, sign any letter regarding rms

2021-03-27 Thread Ulrike Uhlig
Hi On 27.03.21 14:01, Kurt Roeckx wrote: On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 01:56:08PM +0100, Timo Weingärtner wrote: 27.03.21 13:03 Kurt Roeckx: I've added this option on the website. I'm still processing emails. Note that it's my interpretation that if changes are accepts that there is no need to seco

Re: Willingness to share a position statement?

2021-03-27 Thread Ulrike Uhlig
Hello, On 26.03.21 23:12, Gerardo Ballabio wrote: Ulrike Uhlig wrote: That said, let's escalate your example a bit "Escalate a bit" is quite an understatement, as you turned it into an example of criminal behavior. I'm just showing you the limits of what you call "free speech" :) I think

Re: "rms-open-letter" choice 3: do not, as the project itself, sign any letter regarding rms

2021-03-27 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 01:56:08PM +0100, Timo Weingärtner wrote: > Hallo Kurt Roeckx, > > 27.03.21 13:03 Kurt Roeckx: > > I've added this option on the website. I'm still processing emails. > > > > Note that it's my interpretation that if changes are accepts that > > there is no need to second i

Re: "rms-open-letter" choice 3: do not, as the project itself, sign any letter regarding rms

2021-03-27 Thread Timo Weingärtner
Hallo Kurt Roeckx, 27.03.21 13:03 Kurt Roeckx: > I've added this option on the website. I'm still processing emails. > > Note that it's my interpretation that if changes are accepts that > there is no need to second it again. If you don't agree with the > changes need to say so, and which point a

Re: Amendment to GR on RMS rejoining FSF

2021-03-27 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 01:27:38PM +0100, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 12:17:58AM +0530, Sruthi Chandran wrote: > > > belately conveyed [0] to FSF’s staff and supporters. > > I've changed that to "belatedly". The option has been committed, it should be on the website soon. Kurt

Re: Amendment to GR on RMS rejoining FSF

2021-03-27 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 12:17:58AM +0530, Sruthi Chandran wrote: > > belately conveyed [0] to FSF’s staff and supporters. I've changed that to "belatedly". Kurt

Re: "rms-open-letter" choice 3: do not, as the project itself, sign any letter regarding rms

2021-03-27 Thread Milan Kupcevic
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 3/27/21 6:51 AM, Timo Weingärtner wrote: > > Updated text: > ---8<---8<---8<--- > The Debian Project will not issue a public statement on whether Richard > Stallman should be removed from leadership positions or not. > > Any individual (includi

Re: "rms-open-letter" choice 3: do not, as the project itself, sign any letter regarding rms

2021-03-27 Thread Kurt Roeckx
I've added this option on the website. I'm still processing emails. Note that it's my interpretation that if changes are accepts that there is no need to second it again. If you don't agree with the changes need to say so, and which point and become the proposer of a new option and need to look f

Re: Asking DPL to shorten Discussion Period for rms-open-letter

2021-03-27 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
Hi Martin, Quoting Martin Steigerwald (2021-03-27 11:13:52) > On addition: In a sense, Jonas, you said what I wrote below, I think. > You warned about group shaming. And I may have misread your mail. Cause > now I am not sure that you actually called him a monster. You wrote that > users have a

Re: "rms-open-letter" choice 3: do not, as the project itself, sign any letter regarding rms

2021-03-27 Thread Michael Biebl
Timo Weingärtner: Updated text: ---8<---8<---8<--- The Debian Project will not issue a public statement on whether Richard Stallman should be removed from leadership positions or not. Any individual (including Debian members) wishing to (co-)sign any of the open letters on this subject is invit

Re: "rms-open-letter" choice 3: do not, as the project itself, sign any letter regarding rms

2021-03-27 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
Quoting Timo Weingärtner (2021-03-27 11:51:40) > 26.03.21 20:42 Jonas Smedegaard: > > Quoting Calum McConnell (2021-03-26 20:14:50) > > > > Any individual (including Debian members) wishing to (co-)sign > > > > any of the open letters in question is invited to do this in > > > > person. > > > >

Re: "rms-open-letter" choice 3: do not, as the project itself, sign any letter regarding rms

2021-03-27 Thread Mathias Behrle
* Timo Weingärtner: " Re: "rms-open-letter" choice 3: do not, as the project itself, sign any letter regarding rms" (Sat, 27 Mar 2021 11:51:40 +0100): > Hallo Jonas, > > 26.03.21 20:42 Jonas Smedegaard: > > Quoting Calum McConnell (2021-03-26 20:14:50) > > > > > > Any individual (including D

Re: "rms-open-letter" choice 3: do not, as the project itself, sign any letter regarding rms

2021-03-27 Thread Mathias Behrle
* Michael Biebl: " Re: "rms-open-letter" choice 3: do not, as the project itself, sign any letter regarding rms" (Sat, 27 Mar 2021 10:39:53 +0100): > Am 27.03.2021 um 01:48 schrieb Gunnar Wolf: > > Michael Biebl dijo [Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 06:08:36PM +0100]: > >> ---8<---8<---8<--- > >> The Deb

Re: "rms-open-letter" choice 3: do not, as the project itself, sign any letter regarding rms

2021-03-27 Thread Timo Weingärtner
Hallo Jonas, 26.03.21 20:42 Jonas Smedegaard: > Quoting Calum McConnell (2021-03-26 20:14:50) > > > > Any individual (including Debian members) wishing to (co-)sign any > > > of the open letters in question is invited to do this in person. > > > > "In person" is a bit unclear, given our times: c

Re: Asking DPL to shorten Discussion Period for rms-open-letter

2021-03-27 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Martin Steigerwald - 27.03.21, 11:13:52 CET: > On addition: In a sense, Jonas, you said what I wrote below, I think. > You warned about group shaming. And I may have misread your mail. > Cause now I am not sure that you actually called him a monster. You > wrote that users have accused him of being

Re: Willingness to share a position statement?

2021-03-27 Thread Pierre-Elliott Bécue
Le vendredi 26 mars 2021 à 00:09:40+0200, Adrian Bunk a écrit : > On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 09:38:56PM +, Steve McIntyre wrote: > >... > > We *entirely* have the freedom to discriminate based on > > what people say and do around us. We're not a government. We are *not* > > in the situation where

Re: Asking DPL to shorten Discussion Period for rms-open-letter

2021-03-27 Thread Martin Steigerwald
On addition: In a sense, Jonas, you said what I wrote below, I think. You warned about group shaming. And I may have misread your mail. Cause now I am not sure that you actually called him a monster. You wrote that users have accused him of being one. So in case I misunderstood that, please acc

Re: Willingness to share a position statement?

2021-03-27 Thread Pierre-Elliott Bécue
Le vendredi 26 mars 2021 à 23:12:45+0100, Gerardo Ballabio a écrit : > Ulrike Uhlig wrote: > > That said, let's escalate your example a bit > > "Escalate a bit" is quite an understatement, as you turned it into an > example of criminal behavior. Which makes it irrelevant to the subject > of this d

Re: Amendment to GR on RMS rejoining FSF

2021-03-27 Thread Pierre-Elliott Bécue
Le vendredi 26 mars 2021 à 22:45:57+0530, Sruthi Chandran a écrit : > Dear fellow DDs, > > Second the amendment text if acceptable to you :) > > Begin text > > Under section 4.1.5 of the constitution, the Developers make the > following statement: > > *Debian’s statement on Richard St

Re: Asking DPL to shorten Discussion Period for rms-open-letter

2021-03-27 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Dear Jonas, dear Debian community, Jonas Smedegaard - 27.03.21, 10:41:57 CET: > I need no further testimonies or evicence that RMS is a monster. > Regardless of the amount and type of proof, Debian should in my > opinion *not* take part in group shaming. And *that* is relevant to > discuss on thi

Re: Asking DPL to shorten Discussion Period for rms-open-letter

2021-03-27 Thread Pierre-Elliott Bécue
Le samedi 27 mars 2021 à 10:41:57+0100, Jonas Smedegaard a écrit : > Quoting Enrico Zini (2021-03-27 10:08:06) > > On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 02:31:28PM -0700, Luke W Faraone wrote: > > > > > Myself, I signed this letter based on both public information and > > > the numerous times I've heard, unpro

Re: Asking DPL to shorten Discussion Period for rms-open-letter

2021-03-27 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
Quoting Enrico Zini (2021-03-27 10:08:06) > On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 02:31:28PM -0700, Luke W Faraone wrote: > > > Myself, I signed this letter based on both public information and > > the numerous times I've heard, unprompted, stories from women and > > female-presenting people who have had unco

Re: "rms-open-letter" choice 3: do not, as the project itself, sign any letter regarding rms

2021-03-27 Thread Michael Biebl
Hi Gunnar Am 27.03.2021 um 01:48 schrieb Gunnar Wolf: Michael Biebl dijo [Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 06:08:36PM +0100]: ---8<---8<---8<--- The Debian Project will not issue a public statement on whether Richard Stallman should be removed from leadership positions or not. Any individual (including De

Re: "rms-open-letter" choice 3: do not, as the project itself, sign any letter regarding rms

2021-03-27 Thread Matteo F. Vescovi
Hi Gunnar! On 2021-03-26 at 18:48 (-06), Gunnar Wolf wrote: > Michael Biebl dijo [Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 06:08:36PM +0100]: >> ---8<---8<---8<--- >> The Debian Project will not issue a public statement on whether Richard >> Stallman should be removed from leadership positions or not. >> >> Any indi

Re: Asking DPL to shorten Discussion Period for rms-open-letter

2021-03-27 Thread Enrico Zini
On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 02:31:28PM -0700, Luke W Faraone wrote: > Myself, I signed this letter based on both public information and the > numerous times I've heard, unprompted, stories from women and > female-presenting people who have had uncomfortable / creepy experiences > with Stallman, in the

Re: Having a "DPL committee"?

2021-03-27 Thread Sruthi Chandran
On March 27, 2021 12:28:58 AM GMT+05:30, Jonathan Carter wrote: >Hi peb > >On 2021/03/26 20:54, Pierre-Elliott Bécue wrote: >> I wonder in that case if such a person sould be either: >> >> 1. Nominated by the DPL >> 2. Co-elected (ie voting for a couple of people) >> 3. Elected separately on

Re: Having a "DPL committee"?

2021-03-27 Thread Sruthi Chandran
On March 27, 2021 12:25:15 AM GMT+05:30, "Pierre-Elliott Bécue" wrote: >Le samedi 20 mars 2021 à 00:44:52+0530, Sruthi Chandran a écrit : >> >> On 20/03/21 12:31 am, Pierre-Elliott Bécue wrote: >> > The idea was discussed two years ago. Sam chose a range of people >to >> > help him with deleg

Re: Amendment to GR on RMS rejoining FSF

2021-03-27 Thread Gunnar Wolf
I second the following quoted text. Sruthi Chandran dijo [Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 12:17:58AM +0530]: > > On 26/03/21 10:45 pm, Sruthi Chandran wrote: > > > > > Dear fellow DDs, > > > > Second the amendment text if acceptable to you :) > > > Re-sending with fixed signature and replacing twitter link