Fwd: EFF position on RMS - request for cancellation from EFF non-voting members

[Juan Carlos Gentile Fagundez]

On March 29, 2021 12:24:14 PM GMT+02:00, "Francesco Potortì" <pot a potorti.it> wrote:
>>EFF ha rilasciato un comunicato sulla questione RMS di nuovo inserito
>nel board
>>di FSF,
>>Ne ho tratto le debite conseguenze, che qui vi allego.
>>-------- Forwarded Message --------From: Marco Calamari
><marcoc a marcoc.it>Reply-
>>To: marcoc a marcoc.itTo: info a eff.orgCc: pp-dibattito a groups.ioSubject:
>EFF
>>position on RMS - request for cancellation from EFF non-voting
>membersDate: Mon,
>>29 Mar 2021 10:18:14 +0200
>>Good morning,
>>I am extremely surprised and disturbed by the position taken by EFF on
>the RMS
>>issue, and in total disagreement with it. For this reason, I invite
>you to
>>reconsider this position. In the meantime, I request my cancellation
>as a non-
>>voting member of EFF. I will decide later whether to continue to
>financially
>>support EFF, and in this case, I ask you not to re-inscribe me
>automatically as
>>a non-voting member. Yours sincerely.   Marco A. L. Calamari 
>
>Beh, la FSFE ha fatto lo stesso :(


Sarebbe buono che fsfe e anche fsfla chiudessero  definitivamente. Ambe hanno promosso cretini come greve e heinz (sempre con minuscola..... esseri minuscoli)



>
>From: press a fsfe.org
>Organization: Free Software Foundation Europe
>To: press-release a lists.fsfe.org
>Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:30:11 +0000
>Subject: [FSFE PR][EN] Statement on Richard Stallman rejoining the FSF
>board
>
> = Statement on Richard Stallman rejoining the FSF board =
>
>[ Read online: https://fsfe.org/news/2021/news-20210324-01.en.html ]
>
>We learnt through a public announcement that Richard Stallman is again
>part of the board of directors of the Free Software Foundation, one of
>our independent sister organisations. We disapprove of this step that
>came without any message of remorse or willingness to change.
>
>In 2019, Richard Stallman resigned as president and board member of the
>Free Software Foundation. On 21 March 2021 Stallman announced he is
>member of the board again. The FSFE only learnt about that fact through
>his public announcement.
>
>We believe this step and how it was communicated 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. The FSFE realises that we ourselves and the Free Software
>movement still have to work hard to be that place where everyone feels
>safe and respected to participate in it in order to fulfill the
>movement's mission.
>
>One crucial factor in making our community more inclusive is to
>recognise and reflect when other people are offended or 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, and we are deeply
>disappointed that the FSF board did not address these concerns before
>electing him a board member again. Overall, we feel the current step
>sends the wrong signal to existing and future community members.
>
>That is why, as a legally and financially independent organisation, in
>which Richard Stallman has not had any decision-making powers, 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.
>
>  == About the Free Software Foundation Europe ==
>
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>
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>  It enhances users' rights by abolishing barriers to Free Software
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>  in Europe.
>
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