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One of the issues whenever this sort of cancelling occurs is of the people who come out of the woodwork to join in the calls, it turns out some of them have per
by noobermin 7y ago
One of the issues whenever this sort of cancelling occurs is of the people who come out of the woodwork to join in the calls, it turns out some of them have personal issues with the person aside from their contentious conduct. This is why these things, as others have mentioned, should be tried in official channels, not merely be executed in response to public attitudes and press releases.
- comex 7y agoWhat official channels? Nobody has accused RMS of anything that constitutes a crime. (But it's not surprising that the necessary qualifications for leading the FSF are stricter than the qualifications for not being in jail.)
- noobermin 7y agoThe board could have met, deliberated, have an honest discussion, reviewed evidence. Not simply oust him a week later.
- pseudalopex 7y agoAre we sure he didn't just resign to take pressure off the FSF? Are we sure the board didn't deliberate?
- widowlark 7y agoIt's not their job nor their responsibility to handle issues this way