Debian, Red Hat and the Document Foundation join the anti Stallman movement

Richard Stallman

Continuing with the Stallman case that has divided the community, now other heavyweights have joined the anti Stallman side and they have made their positions known regarding Richard Stallman's announcement of his return to the FSF.

And is that On Debian, a general vote has started to support the anti-Stallman petition, the voting plan has been published, with the only option to support the petition against Stallman by the Debian project as an organization.

Initially, the Debian project was asked to sign the petition privately, bypassing the general voting process. The number of those who signed the letter in support of Stallman exceeded the number of those who signed the letter against (in favor of Stallman - 2716, against - 2694).

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In addition to the clause to join the petition against Stallman and the STR Foundation, two more clauses were added to the vote: "everyone must decide whether to sign the petition or not" and "ask Stallman to resign voluntarily."

Also, to Stallman's criticism joined The Document Foundation, which oversees the development of the LibreOffice office suite, which announced the suspension of the participation of a representative of the Free Software Foundation on its advisory board and the termination of the cooperation with Free Software Foundation until the situation changes.

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The petition it was also signed by Creative Commons, GNU Radio, OBS Project, and SUSE. Meanwhile, some 2.400 people signed an open letter demanding the resignation of the entire FOS board of directors and the removal of Stallman, and 2.000 people signed a letter of support for Stallman.

Geoffrey Knauth, President of the Free Open Source Foundation, has announced that he is ready to resign and resign from the board of directors as soon as new leaders emerge who can ensure that the mission of the Open Society Organization remains consistent and that asset management requirements are met.

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For its part, Red Hat opposed Stallman and announced a freeze on funding for the Free Software Foundation and all its activities. However, according to data released by the Foundation, Red Hat last funded it in 2019.

“Red Hat is a long-time donor and contributor to projects managed by the Free Software Foundation (FSF), with hundreds of contributors and millions of lines of code. Given the circumstances of Richard Stallman's initial resignation in 2019, Red Hat was dismayed to learn that he had joined the FSF board of directors. Accordingly, we immediately suspend all Red Hat funding for the FSF and any events hosted by the FSF. Additionally, many Red Hat contributors have told us that they no longer plan to attend events run or supported by the FSF, and we support them.

“In 2019, we ask the FSF Board of Directors to seize the opportunity created by Stallman's departure to move to a more diverse and inclusive board. The FSF has only taken limited steps in this direction. The return of Richard Stallman has reopened the wounds that we hoped to heal little by little after his departure. We believe that to regain the trust of the free software community as a whole, the FSF must make fundamental and lasting changes to its governance.

“On Wednesday, the FSF board of directors embarked on a series of changes related to organizational governance and the appointment of its board members. However, we have no reason to believe that the latest FSF board statement indicates a significant commitment to positive change. We look forward to working with the FSF and others to reestablish the FSF as an effective and trustworthy advocacy organization, in line with its non-profit mission. ”

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While on the other hand, many developers and activists affiliated with Red Hat have reported refusing to participate in events organized or supported by the Free Software Foundation.

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  1.   Sete said

    Continuing with the case that HAS discussed… please… verb HABER… with H.

    1.    Diego German Gonzalez said

      gaveBisaid?

    2.    Autopilot said

      Damn, was my message posted after an hour and then gone?
      Did you not comply with any policy?
      ̄ \ _ (ツ) _ / ̄

    3.    arangoiti said

      Shit Hat, sorry Red Hat and others was to be expected, Debian, I was disappointed. They should give a return to the positions of responsibility of this great distribution. The rest are suckers who have been sucking Gnu / Linux for a lot of years when the only thing they are are some fucking hypocrites.

  2.   yanrs said

    Fuck Debian, Red Hat and The Document Foundation