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From: | Kaz Kylheku (gnu-misc-discuss) |
Subject: | Re: Truth matters when writing software and selecting leaders |
Date: | Thu, 25 Mar 2021 05:51:37 -0700 |
User-agent: | Roundcube Webmail/0.9.2 |
On 2021-03-24 19:55, Jacob Bachmeyer wrote:
Does there appear to be some form of hidden coordination behind these articles?As I understand, RMS always thought that proprietary software companies would make some kind of large legal attack on the GNU project, so he was very particular about setting up the FSF and arranging for copyrights on many GNU packages to be held by the FSF. If we interpret the SCO mess as that attack, the strategy seems to have worked: SCO did not attack GNU, but instead attempted to attack the Linux kernel project. Ultimately, they failed but I now wonder if we may be seeing a different angle of an attack on the GNU project that RMS did not anticipate.
I also have similar suspicions. If you can replace the stewards of free software with meek, emotional weaklings, or fools, you can easily manipulate those projects in whatever direction you see fit. "You must accept this backdoor patch because it's written by a member of a vulnerable, disadvantaged group." If you don't think that's coming, just sit back and watch.
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