Re: RMS is back on board

[Ali Reza Hayati]

As I said, there's no "proof". A story, even if the whole world tells it, 
doesn't matter unless there's proof.

On March 25, 2021 8:39:16 PM UTC, Dennis Payne <dulsi@identicalsoftware.com> 
wrote:
>On Thu, 2021-03-25 at 21:44 +0430, Ali Reza Hayati wrote:
>> I wrote this blog post: 
>> https://alirezahayati.com/2021/03/25/fight-against-idiocy-support-rms/
>> 
>> Please send your support of RMS to info@fsf.org. This would be much 
>> appreciated.
>
>I don't think RMS should be "cancelled". If FSF want him on the board
>that's fine with me. However, you include:
>
>"Some also accuse Stallman of sexual harassment and “assault” which
>there’s no proof of and as a person who knows him, I can tell very far
>from truth."
>
>There are enough stories that I find it implausible that there haven't
>been bad encounters in the past between Stallman and others. Maybe he
>didn't realize he treated someone badly. Maybe he has since learned and
>treats people better. I don't know. I remember an actor commenting on a
>late show that there wouldn't be a "me too" moment highlighting his bad
>behavior but acknowledged in the past he might have been dismissive to
>a woman in a meeting or something. We are all human and anyone can make
>a mistake.
>
>Even without those stories, I find RMS flawed in his treatment of
>games. He is accepting of non-free artwork and other content as long as
>it is not code. I understand his reasoning that is the artistic vision
>of the creator. I just don't agree. If you want to add a new feature to
>the game which requires some new sprites, you would be required to redo
>all the content or perhaps make the new sprites clash in style so as to
>not infringe on the copyright of the original art. Even something as
>simple as tweaking a pause screen to add some information may require
>altering some graphics. A free game with non-free content effectively
>makes it non-free because some changes cannot be reasonably made.
>
>

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Libre culture activist and privacy advocate
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