Richard Stallman resigns from the FSF

Posted Sep 17, 2019 19:08 UTC (Tue) by luto (guest, #39314)
In reply to: Richard Stallman resigns from the FSF by SEJeff
Parent article: Richard Stallman resigns from the FSF

I agree. I'm not defending Stallman in general -- I'm saying that the Medium post, in particular, latched on to some things that Stallman didn't actually say.

I find it rather bizarre that the Stallman situation blew up now. It seems like there were plenty of problems, but they've been going on for a long time, and his latest emails actually seem rather less problematic to me than many of the things he's said in the past.

Richard Stallman resigns from the FSF

Posted Sep 18, 2019 4:06 UTC (Wed) by mathstuf (subscriber, #69389) [Link]

> I find it rather bizarre that the Stallman situation blew up now. It seems like there were plenty of problems, but they've been going on for a long time.

It's a "straw that broke the camel's back" situation. Just like Weinstein, and many others in the #metoo movement. Just because it has been (basically) ignored for so long doesn't mean that those things don't matter.