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GNU sed 4.2.2 released; maintainer resigns

Posted Dec 26, 2012 8:59 UTC (Wed) by rsidd (subscriber, #2582)
In reply to: GNU sed 4.2.2 released; maintainer resigns by ramon_garcia
Parent article: GNU sed 4.2.2 released; maintainer resigns

Since GNU receives donations, its policies should be openly discussed.

Several people pointed out above that GNU and the FSF are distinct entities, though headed by the same person. GNU's help the project page mentions cash donations only to the FSF, not to GNU. Presumably some of the FSF money finds its way back to GNU, via funding developers or hardware. But it is time for the two organisations to be properly separated, and RMS should head the FSF only, leaving GNU to active developers.

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GNU sed 4.2.2 released; maintainer resigns

Posted Dec 26, 2012 14:15 UTC (Wed) by Del- (guest, #72641) [Link]

FSF is quite transparent as to what donations fund:
http://www.fsf.org/appeal/2012
and it is very easy to find.

There is nothing preventing you from funding GNU projects directly in addition. A number of companies do it by allowing employees to contribute. For selected projects, developers offer to do project work, so direct funding of development is also possible. FSF does not facilitate that, but neither does KDE either, for natural reasons.