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Can anybody share some context, as to why this person is resigning?
by nairboon 6y ago
Can anybody share some context, as to why this person is resigning?
- echelon 6y agoThe FSF invited Stallman back. It's become a fight internally and externally. Twitter is on fire with passionate debates on both sides of the issue. Lots of people asked the board to resign in protest lest they be deemed supporters of RMS, and now we're seeing the board members react publicly.
- cehrlich 6y agoI don't think Walsh has made an official statement of any sort about this. But the main controversy in the FSF right now is the reinstatement of Richard Stallman. Here's an article about the events that led to Stallman's resignation in 2019: [1] He has also been known to, for example, hand out "Fuck Me" cards to women he deems attractive at software conferences. [1] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/09/richard-stallman-leaves-mit-after-controversial-remarks-on-rape/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/09/richard-stallman...
- swebs 6y agoIs this the card you're describing? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EEWlJXRWsAASHJw?format=jpg&name=small https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EEWlJXRWsAASHJw?format=jpg&name=...
- austincheney 6y agoSee Resignation from MIT and FSF https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman