[libreplanet-discuss] exposure to lynchings in free software communities

[Daniel Pocock]

Does anybody keep an index of all the lynchings in free software
communities?

Whether RMS did something wrong or not, the
trial-by-social-media-and-email process is abusive.  Such processes are
rigged against just outcomes in many ways.

These lynchings have many downsides that are not visible online.  See
some of my recent blogs[1] about exposure to bullying: anybody who
witnesses the lynching is weakened.  Just a few weeks after the Debian
Christmas lynchings, one contributor died, Lucy Wayland, age 46.  The
coroner hasn't reported the official cause of death so far, the
hearing[2] is on 25 September.  It is ironic that Debian's
announcement[3] about the death emphasises Wayland's commitment to
diversity when what we see today is people using diversity as an excuse
to silence people they can't relate to.

How did the community respond to blogs about abusive leadership?
Censoring my blog from various Planet sites.  Maybe this email will even
be censored, I BCC'd a few other users of the mailing list in the hope
that somebody will forward it if the original doesn't appear.

Why does RMS get lynched, but Chris Lamb and Molly de Blanc can't be
held to account for their conflicts of interest[4] when in leadership
positions?

Regards,

Daniel



1. https://danielpocock.com/codes-of-conduct-and-hypocrisy/
2.
https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/births-deaths-and-marriages/deaths/coroner-and-inquests/
3. https://www.debian.org/News/2019/20190308
4. https://danielpocock.com/mollamby-conflict-of-interest-privacy/