It's time for a new movement, a new cultural and legal framework that will protect key project founders and contributors from undue pressure from angry mobs on

It's time for a new movement, a new cultural and legal framework that will protect key project founders and contributors from undue pressure from angry mobs on twitter and other latecomers. Maybe RMS will start something on his own, maybe a new person will step up. Either way, look out for one such and give it support - progress in software engineering, and maintaining freedom to hack depends on it. re-posting an earlier comment (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23690039 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23690039) This. The underground in underground programming refers to maintaining low visibility, as to present low target silhouette. Additional benefit is not attracting too many participants that are in it for the clout, rather than for solving problems & good engineering. Open Source is no longer sufficient for software freedom; the current 'battlefield' is maintaining security from activist pressure or gradual take-over.