Re: GNU project _does_ discriminate contributors by classes (was: A GNU “social contract”?)

[Alfred M. Szmidt]

   To the best of my knowledge, thatʼs completely untrue: major GNU
   subprojects do discriminate contributors by classes: if a
   contributor-to-be happens to be an employee, FSF does not trust his
   words about origin of his contribution, he has to bring a reference
   from his employer.

The reason for the "reference" (I think you mean disclaimer?) is a
legal one and protection for the FSF, it isn't about trust.