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> Everyone should be allowed to find work So was chairmanship of the free software foundation the only available job in the world? Stallman is already a 10-mi

> Everyone should be allowed to find work So was chairmanship of the free software foundation the only available job in the world? Stallman is already a 10-millionaire and bordering on 70 years old. He can retire and let somebody who isn't a pedophilia apologist run the FSF.

chmod775 6y ago
You're the second person either intentionally misconstruing or misunderstanding. I am saying that things like personal belief shouldn't factor into the hiring decision at all. Leave those at the door. There may be some beliefs that are relevant to the job, so they are not personal. Though you could in theory work for an organization even if you don't believe in its goals - a lot of software developers working for certain companies would probably like to claim this defense.
- hannasanarion 6y ago
  Nobody gives a damn about Stallman's beliefs. He got booted because of his behavior. Specifically, his Epstein apologia and general hostility towards women in open source.
  - dvfjsdhgfv 6y ago
    > Specifically, his Epstein apologia What exactly "Epstein apologia" do you mean?
    - AstralStorm 6y ago
      Googling Stallman + Epstein will find you the whole debacle. He was taking a literalist stance, and he did change his mind. Maybe. Not sure. Hostile stance to women is also wrong, he's not approving of feminist "pink programming" attempts. Totally not the same thing. Can be found as well in the depths of the internet. Mostly mailing lists. However he had some seriously hot takes on #MeToo. Taken as a whole, this points to reactionary antifeminism. People are quick to misjudge, misattribute and bandwagon these days. This causes spillover hurting free software movement. Because every activist must be an angel and every platform squeaky clean.
      - salawat 6y ago
        https://sterling-archermedes.github.io/ https://sterling-archermedes.github.io/ He made no apologoes for Epstein or any behavior or mistreatment of women. He merely pointed out no one had any business saying Minsky sexually assaulted anyone until proof positive rolled in.
      - dvfjsdhgfv 6y ago
        > Googling Stallman + Epstein will find you the whole debacle. So basically you admit you can't provide any proof of "Epstein apologia." It's actually quite sad educated people fall for media headlines and are not interested in the truth. The truth is important, we must not ignore it.
Jon_Lowtek 6y ago
> already a 10-millionaire can you cite anything or is this just some made up stuff to check the boxes of your feindbild list? The only thing i can find is the §990 tax exemption forms of the FSF, which state that the position pays a whopping zero dollars.

chmod775 6y ago

You're the second person either intentionally misconstruing or misunderstanding. I am saying that things like personal belief shouldn't factor into the hiring decision at all. Leave those at the door. There may be some beliefs that are relevant to the job, so they are not personal. Though you could in theory work for an organization even if you don't believe in its goals - a lot of software developers working for certain companies would probably like to claim this defense.

hannasanarion 6y ago
Nobody gives a damn about Stallman's beliefs. He got booted because of his behavior. Specifically, his Epstein apologia and general hostility towards women in open source.
- dvfjsdhgfv 6y ago
  > Specifically, his Epstein apologia What exactly "Epstein apologia" do you mean?
  - AstralStorm 6y ago
    Googling Stallman + Epstein will find you the whole debacle. He was taking a literalist stance, and he did change his mind. Maybe. Not sure. Hostile stance to women is also wrong, he's not approving of feminist "pink programming" attempts. Totally not the same thing. Can be found as well in the depths of the internet. Mostly mailing lists. However he had some seriously hot takes on #MeToo. Taken as a whole, this points to reactionary antifeminism. People are quick to misjudge, misattribute and bandwagon these days. This causes spillover hurting free software movement. Because every activist must be an angel and every platform squeaky clean.
    - salawat 6y ago
      https://sterling-archermedes.github.io/ https://sterling-archermedes.github.io/ He made no apologoes for Epstein or any behavior or mistreatment of women. He merely pointed out no one had any business saying Minsky sexually assaulted anyone until proof positive rolled in.
    - dvfjsdhgfv 6y ago
      > Googling Stallman + Epstein will find you the whole debacle. So basically you admit you can't provide any proof of "Epstein apologia." It's actually quite sad educated people fall for media headlines and are not interested in the truth. The truth is important, we must not ignore it.

Jon_Lowtek 6y ago

> already a 10-millionaire can you cite anything or is this just some made up stuff to check the boxes of your feindbild list? The only thing i can find is the §990 tax exemption forms of the FSF, which state that the position pays a whopping zero dollars.