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FSF fell for the hit piece.

by emilfihlman 7y ago

butchlugrod 7y ago
The "hit piece" was written by Stallman himself.
- daze42 7y ago
  I believe this is what is being referred to https://medium.com/@selamjie/remove-richard-stallman-fec6ec210794 https://medium.com/@selamjie/remove-richard-stallman-fec6ec2...
- sounds 7y ago
  I believe the parent is saying Stallman was resigned from the role of president of the FSF over the controversy about his private emails (when they were made public). The MIT CSAIL and the FSF (according to the parent) were both deceived by a "hit piece." It's not 100% clear what the parent is calling a "hit piece," but this might be it: https://medium.com/@selamjie/remove-richard-stallman-fec6ec210794 https://medium.com/@selamjie/remove-richard-stallman-fec6ec2... Richard Stallman's email announcing he is resigning his position at MIT CSAIL: https://stallman.org/archives/2019-jul-oct.html#16_September_2019_(Resignation) https://stallman.org/archives/2019-jul-oct.html#16_September... FSF announcement of Richard Stallman resigning: https://www.fsf.org/news/richard-m-stallman-resigns https://www.fsf.org/news/richard-m-stallman-resigns
- fierarul 7y ago
  > If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him.
  - shadowgovt 7y ago
    Cardinal Richelieu. Maybe; origin of the quote is a bit disputed. In any case, it's a cute sentiment but it's unclear it has any bearing on a world that isn't an authoritarian universe with a power-protected clergy class. Perhaps in terms of modern-day utility, we can interpret it as a warning to always check primary sources, not trust someone else to have accurately or honestly arranged six lines of text from a third party. (Unfortunately for rms, the primary sources don't actually make him look that good in this situation, since he decided to "um actually" a conversation about rape).
- Rebelgecko 7y ago
  I think they're referring to this article, which took his quotes entirely out of context since Stallman never said that the victims were willing (quite the opposite) https://www.thedailybeast.com/famed-mit-computer-scientist-richard-stallman-defends-epstein-victims-were-entirely-willing https://www.thedailybeast.com/famed-mit-computer-scientist-r...
  - dimensi0nal 7y ago
    The original hit piece was from Vice: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9ke3ke/famed-computer-scientist-richard-stallman-described-epstein-victims-as-entirely-willing https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9ke3ke/famed-computer-sci...
- asjw 7y ago
  It was written by an engineer who didn't know who Stallaman is and works for the US military.
  - saagarjha 7y ago
    I don't see how a person's employment in the military is relevant here.
    - deleted 7y ago
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FSF fell for the hit piece.

butchlugrod 7y ago

The "hit piece" was written by Stallman himself.

daze42 7y ago
I believe this is what is being referred to https://medium.com/@selamjie/remove-richard-stallman-fec6ec210794 https://medium.com/@selamjie/remove-richard-stallman-fec6ec2...
sounds 7y ago
I believe the parent is saying Stallman was resigned from the role of president of the FSF over the controversy about his private emails (when they were made public). The MIT CSAIL and the FSF (according to the parent) were both deceived by a "hit piece." It's not 100% clear what the parent is calling a "hit piece," but this might be it: https://medium.com/@selamjie/remove-richard-stallman-fec6ec210794 https://medium.com/@selamjie/remove-richard-stallman-fec6ec2... Richard Stallman's email announcing he is resigning his position at MIT CSAIL: https://stallman.org/archives/2019-jul-oct.html#16_September_2019_(Resignation) https://stallman.org/archives/2019-jul-oct.html#16_September... FSF announcement of Richard Stallman resigning: https://www.fsf.org/news/richard-m-stallman-resigns https://www.fsf.org/news/richard-m-stallman-resigns
fierarul 7y ago
> If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him.
- shadowgovt 7y ago
  Cardinal Richelieu. Maybe; origin of the quote is a bit disputed. In any case, it's a cute sentiment but it's unclear it has any bearing on a world that isn't an authoritarian universe with a power-protected clergy class. Perhaps in terms of modern-day utility, we can interpret it as a warning to always check primary sources, not trust someone else to have accurately or honestly arranged six lines of text from a third party. (Unfortunately for rms, the primary sources don't actually make him look that good in this situation, since he decided to "um actually" a conversation about rape).
Rebelgecko 7y ago
I think they're referring to this article, which took his quotes entirely out of context since Stallman never said that the victims were willing (quite the opposite) https://www.thedailybeast.com/famed-mit-computer-scientist-richard-stallman-defends-epstein-victims-were-entirely-willing https://www.thedailybeast.com/famed-mit-computer-scientist-r...
- dimensi0nal 7y ago
  The original hit piece was from Vice: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9ke3ke/famed-computer-scientist-richard-stallman-described-epstein-victims-as-entirely-willing https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9ke3ke/famed-computer-sci...
asjw 7y ago
It was written by an engineer who didn't know who Stallaman is and works for the US military.
- saagarjha 7y ago
  I don't see how a person's employment in the military is relevant here.
  - deleted 7y ago
    [deleted]