Re: Joint statement on the GNU Project

[marinus.savoritias]

Oct 14, 2019, 21:20 by address@hidden:

Since the GNU project is a software project, it has no gender to speak

of (it neither lacks one, or has one). So there is little point

trying to define it as some specific gender. And by virtue of being a

free software project, it cannot exclude anyone.

Being inclusive is something we have to work on everyday. It isn't given to us just because we slap a license on something.

Trying to reach out to more groups is probobly better suited for

organizations like the FSF.

Why though? GNU accepts the contributions and is the software community isn't it? Plus the relationship of FSF and GNU to my understanding is kind of up in there now.

I think why the GNU Kindness Guidelines concentrate on how to be kind,

instead of specifying what is unkind is that the former is far more

positive, and happier to read than the later.

We don't need something happy. We need clear guidelines. People care if they are going to be respected not if they feel warm inside when they read something.

Fannys