Re: Joint statement on the GNU Project

[František Kučera]

Dne 14. 10. 19 v 3:44 Richard Stallman napsal(a):
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> [[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies,     ]]]
> [[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]]
>
>   > GNU and free software philosophy is not made to exclude any women or
>   > any men, in fact it does not relate to any other politics but free
>   > software politics. GNU project is apolitical and shall stay so for a
>   > good reason.
>
>   > The only politics for GNU is free software politics.
>
> This is exactly correct.  Most of us have political views about other
> issues, but in connection with GNU we should not go further than hint
> at them -- not argue for them, let alone propose that the GNU Project
> endorse them.  Use your own non-GNU site to present your politics --
> as I do.
>
> I speak for the GNU Project as its head.  That doesn't mean I speak
> for GNU Project participants.  You don't have to agree with the GNU
> Project's free software principles, its goals or its policies to
> participate in the GNU Project.  All that is required is to act in
> accord with them in your work on GNU.
>
I totally agree. And this is one of reasons why I love and support free
software:

One of the things I appreciate about free software is that it brings
people from various (social, political, cultural etc.) groups together
and learns them how to cooperate. For example: One might be a communist,
another one might be a libertarian. They can hate each other. Or they
can collaborate on free software development. What is better? This is a
great positive side-effect of free software – it shows how different
people can cooperate in a peaceful way, it makes people better.

We can have various political or other opinions, but in FSF/GNU we
should focus on our common goal which is the free software. It is a
great goal in itself and it makes the world better even without any
other politics.

Franta