Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io
Sruthi Chandran <srud@disroot.org> writes:
> I have an alternate suggestion. Instead of signing the said letter,
> Debian can issue a position statement similar to the one released by FSF
> Europe. [1]
> Will share the amended text if this idea has supporters.
> [1] https://fsfe.org/news/2021/news-20210324-01.html
I'm comfortable with Debian signing the original letter, but as an
organizational statement, I think I like this one somewhat better. I
think an organization should try to express what that organization itself
is going to do, and this seems clearer on that point. (Personal
statements are a bit different.)
The EFF statement is also worth reviewing:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/03/statement-re-election-richard-stallman-fsf-board
but I think Debian's relationship with the FSF is closer to that of FSFE
than the EFF, so their statement feels a bit more on point for us.
Thank you for raising this, Sruthi! I hadn't seen the FSFE's statement
before your message.
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Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org) <https://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>
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