Please, as a previous vote runner, can we only have 5 seconders rather than the (currently) 82 DDs who have signed it so far? On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 01:54:16PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > ==== Text of GR ==== > > The Debian Project co-signs the statement regarding Richard Stallman's > readmission to the FSF seen at > https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io/blob/main/index.md. > The text of this statement is given below. > > Richard M. Stallman, frequently known as RMS, has been a dangerous force in > the free software community for a long time. He has shown himself to be > misogynist, ableist, and transphobic, among other serious accusations of > impropriety. These sorts of beliefs have no place in the free software, > digital rights, and tech communities. With his recent reinstatement to the > Board of Directors of the Free Software Foundation, we call for the entire > Board of the FSF to step down and for RMS to be removed from all leadership > positions. > > We, the undersigned, believe in the necessity of digital autonomy and the > powerful role user freedom plays in protecting our fundamental human rights. > In order to realize the promise of everything software freedom makes > possible, there must be radical change within the community. We believe in > a present and a future where all technology empowers – not oppresses – > people. We know that this is only possible in a world where technology is > built to pay respect to our rights at its most foundational levels. While > these ideas have been popularized in some form by Richard M. Stallman, he > does not speak for us. We do not condone his actions and opinions. We do > not acknowledge his leadership or the leadership of the Free Software > Foundation as it stands today. > > There has been enough tolerance of RMS’s repugnant ideas and behavior. We > cannot continue to let one person ruin the meaning of our work. Our > communities have no space for people like Richard M. Stallman, and we will > not continue suffering his behavior, giving him a leadership role, or > otherwise holding him and his hurtful and dangerous ideology as acceptable. > > We are calling for the removal of the entire Board of the Free Software > Foundation. These are people who have enabled and empowered RMS for years. > They demonstrate this again by permitting him to rejoin the FSF Board. It > is time for RMS to step back from the free software, tech ethics, digital > rights, and tech communities, for he cannot provide the leadership we need. > We are also calling for Richard M. Stallman to be removed from all > leadership positions, including the GNU Project. > > We urge those in a position to do so to stop supporting the Free Software > Foundation. Refuse to contribute to projects related to the FSF and RMS. > Do not speak at or attend FSF events, or events that welcome RMS and his > brand of intolerance. We ask for contributors to free software projects to > take a stand against bigotry and hate within their projects. While doing > these things, tell these communities and the FSF why. > > We have detailed several public incidents of RMS's behavior. Some of us > have our own stories about RMS and our interactions with him, things that > are not captured in email threads or on video. We hope you will read what > has been shared and consider the harm that he has done to our community and > others. > > ==== End Text of GR ==== I second this GR. Neil --
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