Re: Euro Elections and fsfe

2019-05-28 Thread Vitaly Repin
Hello, "So 5 years of euro sceptic MEPs something that we can surely take advantage of". I believe you propose a strong political association with euro "sceptics". May be stronger than non-political organisation such FSFE can and should have. I am also afraid that it can be a dangerous signal to

Re: [nomination]for Fellowship Council renewal and activism

2019-05-28 Thread Florian Snow
Hi Christian, Christian Imhorst writes: > But I have a problem with the personality cult around him. While I think that RMS is often misunderstood and usually does not talk about topics that he is well informed about, I also worry about the personality cult. What happens to a community focusse

Re: Euro Elections and fsfe

2019-05-28 Thread Vitaly Repin
Hello, I believe constructive work with any MEPs is possible in order to influence them on the FSFE agenda. Regardless of the political movement they belong to. Strong assiociation with any political movement (eurosceptics, liberals, social democrats etc) is a mistake in my opinion. I would like

Re: Euro Elections and fsfe

2019-05-28 Thread Paul Sutton
On 28/05/2019 06:47, Vitaly Repin wrote: > Hello, > > "So 5 years of euro sceptic MEPs something that we can surely take > advantage of". > > I believe you propose a strong political association with euro "sceptics". > May be stronger than non-political organisation such FSFE can and should > h

German cabaret artist Prayon donates prize money to FSFE

2019-05-28 Thread Max Mehl
Dear all, A few days ago, Christine Prayon, German political satirist, was awarded a prize by the city of Munich. She donated the prize money to the FSFE because of our engagement for a Free Software strategy in the city. The video of her speech (11:00 min, German) is online now: https://fsfe.o