I second the following quoted text. Sruthi Chandran dijo [Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 12:17:58AM +0530]: > > On 26/03/21 10:45 pm, Sruthi Chandran wrote: > > > > > Dear fellow DDs, > > > > Second the amendment text if acceptable to you :) > > > Re-sending with fixed signature and replacing twitter link with > gnusocial link. > > > > ==== Begin text ==== > > > > Under section 4.1.5 of the constitution, the Developers make the > > following statement: > > > > *Debian’s statement on Richard Stallman rejoining the FSF board* > > > > We at Debian are profoundly disappointed to hear of the re-election of > > Richard Stallman to a leadership position at the Free Software > > Foundation, after a series of serious accusations of misconduct led to > > his resignation as president and board member of the FSF in 2019. > > > > One crucial factor in making our community more inclusive is to > > recognise and reflect when other people are harmed by our > > own actions and consider this feedback in future actions. The way > > Richard Stallman announced his return to the board unfortunately lacks > > any acknowledgement of this kind of thought process. We are deeply > > disappointed that the FSF board elected him a board member again despite > > no discernible steps were taken > > by him to be accountable for, much less make amends for, his past > > actions or those who have been harmed by them. Finally, we are also > > disturbed by the secretive process of his re-election, and how it was > > belately conveyed [0] to FSF’s staff and supporters. > > > > > > We believe this step and how it was communicated sends wrong and hurtful > > message and harms the future of the Free Software movement. The goal of > > the software freedom movement is to empower all people to control > > technology and thereby create a better society for everyone. Free > > Software is meant to serve everyone regardless of their age, ability or > > disability, gender identity, sex, ethnicity, nationality, religion or > > sexual orientation. This requires an inclusive and diverse environment > > that welcomes all contributors equally. Debian realises that we > > ourselves and the Free Software movement still have to work hard to be > > in that place where everyone feels safe and respected to participate in > > it in order to fulfil the movement's mission. > > > > > > That is why, we call for his resignation from all FSF bodies. The FSF > > needs to seriously reflect on this decision as well as their > > decision-making process to prevent similar issues from happening again. > > Therefore, in the current situation we see ourselves unable to > > collaborate both with the FSF and any other organisation in which > > Richard Stallman has a leading position. Instead, we will continue to > > work with groups and individuals who foster diversity and equality in > > the Free Software movement in order to achieve our joint goal of > > empowering all users to control technology. > > > [0] https://status.fsf.org/notice/3796703 > > > > Heavily based on: > > > > [1] https://fsfe.org/news/2021/news-20210324-01.html > > > > [2] > > https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/03/statement-re-election-richard-stallman-fsf-board > > > > ==== End of text ==== > > > --
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