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Easier said than done.
by baobabKoodaa 5y ago
Easier said than done.
- marcodiego 5y agoFSF, GNU and wikipedia come to mind. They may not be that easy but certainly possible. Actually, sometimes simply making the content easily available is enough. No image was lost from openclipart because they were all previously easily available.
- Biganon 5y agoWhat about RMS's recent scandal? He was certainly the face everyone associates with the FSF, and even though he can be removed, it still hurts the foundation's reputation
- marcodiego 5y agoYou're right. But I still can git-clone gnu nano, all of its dependencies and compile it on my own hardware. If fsf ever goes belly-up one still can do so with any source they ever made available. Users of software supported by FSF are immune from any kind of FSF takeover. But indeed, FSF has to consider if RMS does more harm than good or put him in a position where he can do no harm.
- raxxorrax 5y agoIt is a scandal in the eyes of people that want to be offended in my opinion. He called Epstein a rapist. The witch hunting did cost much more reputation and I fear that isn't recoverable.
- jrochkind1 5y agoWhat about it? Nobody said anyone could be immune from having their reputation hurt, that's not what we were talking about.
- Vespasian 5y agoWell you need some kind of formal structure which owns critical assets (such as domain names, brands) and allows for your desired model of governance. Individual people owning things largely increase the risk of a hostile takeover. A non-profit where members elect the "leadership" (which can have very few actual responsibilities) seem to work fine. Of course that means you need to find someone willing to take that position (usually on a volunteer basis)