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> I can't answer for the OP but it's clear that the FSF was a in a leadership position Who cares about 'leadership position' aren't people capable of deciding
by linuxftw 6y ago
> I can't answer for the OP but it's clear that the FSF was a in a leadership position
Who cares about 'leadership position' aren't people capable of deciding things for themselves?
> FSF stands for are good and important, however without an organization to promote them they will continue to wither in the modern age and bringing back RMS will not help to reverse that trend.
So, people can form something similar to the FSF then. Put out a better product, whatever it is the FSF does, and then people will care. Otherwise, your opinions don't matter.
- epakai 6y agoGNU project contributions generally require copyright attribution to the FSF. This gives them standing to enforce any GPL violations, but it also makes them rather hard to replace when it comes to GPL enforcement. https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.html https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.html
- linuxftw 6y agoMake your own GPL alternative if you don't approve of the FSF and how they conduct themselves. It's like saying Ford is in a leadership position, if you don't like their product, drive something else.
- MrRadar 6y agoHave you never heard of the network effect? It would be extremely difficult to get users of GNU/GPL software to switch to alternatives after they're already made their choice.
- linuxftw 6y agoSo, because other people are unwilling to do the work themselves and want to consume the work of the FSF for free, that gives them power of the FSF to demand how they behave because of some nebulous idea of 'leadership?' The FSF doesn't owe you anything, and they're only your leader if you choose to follow them. The companies that have spoken out against Stallman represent 100's of billions of dollars in capital. It's pretty pathetic when you think about it.
- MrRadar 6y agoLeadership within a realm begets influence. The entire goal of the FSF as a political organization is to influence the software industry to follow the core principles of Free Software that it espouses. By failing to be in a leadership position, and failing to do things to (re)gain the position, the organization as a whole is failing. The fact that companies representing "100s of billions of dollars in capital" had to put out statements regarding RMS returning to the FSF should tell you just how much of a leadership position the FSF used to have and how much they are damaging it by continuing to associate themselves with RMS.