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> Thus, they are bound by the Americans with Disability Act and other applicable law to make accommodations for a handicapped employee. Does ADA require an air
by tinus_hn 6y ago
> Thus, they are bound by the Americans with Disability Act and other applicable law to make accommodations for a handicapped employee.
Does ADA require an airline to employ a blind pilot? Besides allowing his service dog?
This essay starts with reason and ends with a slapstick statement equivalent to Walmart being required to keep employing a greeter with (movie cliche type) Tourette’s.
There is no defined end to this non judicial punishment, especially not in this case where there has been no improvement in the cause and apparently there never will be. It’s not for mr. Perens to decide differently.
- LVDOVICVS 6y agoA blind pilot isn’t capable of doing the job of piloting.
- isaacimagine 6y agoYou have to pass a visual exam for the AME to certify you as a pilot; once you get the certification, however, going blind later won't necessarily revoke it.
- tinus_hn 6y agoIs an extremely obnoxious man capable of doing the job of a publicly visible board member?
- Natsu 6y agoDidn't he found the organization to begin with?
- hollerith 6y agoYes.
- Andrew_nenakhov 6y agoIf history is any indication, then yes, he can. He had created the movement that has transformed the industry forever and motivated dosens of thousands developers to contribute their efforts towards Free Software. And he did it because of the very qualities he is vilified now: persistence, pedantry, having strong opinions.
- amluto 6y agoRegardless of whether he created the movement, the FSF has IMO largely been on the wrong end of the movement for years. FSF has been a poor so-called leader of the open source movement for many years. This entire focus on his supposed personal failings is a distraction. Even if RMS had completely reformed his behavior, he should not be running the FSF —- someone with a vision for the FSF that is still relevant should be in charge.
- imposterreality 6y agoFriendly reminder that he founded the FSF.
- Andrew_nenakhov 6y agoWould you please kindly provide some more expanded argumentation about FSF being "on the wrong end of the movement for years"? I would also like to hear your ideas what should a "vision for the FSF that is still relevant" include? It will be OK for me if you will please kindly tell what is wrong with current 'FSF vision'.
- amluto 6y agoFor example, in 2008: https://lwn.net/Articles/301135/ https://lwn.net/Articles/301135/ And now: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hardening/CAHk-=whA6zru0BaNm4uu5KyZe+aQpRScOnmc9hdOpO3W+xN9Xw@mail.gmail.com/ https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hardening/CAHk-=whA6zru0BaNm4u... Or as a more personal example, I will not contribute directly to any open source projects under the FSF umbrella because I won’t deal with their obnoxious contributor agreement process. As far as I can tell, the world and the FSF gain nothing except maybe prestige from this process, but they definitely keep contributors away.
- legulere 6y agoA man whose definition of freedom includes raping children is not fit for an organization that aspires to define freedom.
- aortega 6y ago>Is an extremely obnoxious man capable of doing the job of a publicly visible board member? Clearly he can.
- claxter 6y agoThat is a straw man. Stallman has been quite effective in most areas, certainly more than the interim presidents who quickly got very corporate with all the familiar BS language. We don't need another infiltrated Linux Foundation.