Re: why isn't stallman on lp2022 speakers list?

[Jean Louis]

On March 4, 2022 2:52:20 AM UTC, Lori Nagel via libreplanet-discuss 
<libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org> wrote:
>Don't get me wrong.  I'm not in any way anti-RMS, but the free software
>movement needs to be about freedom respecting software, and not hero
>worship (whether that person is RMS or some other "hero")  Long term,
>what are we going to do, the whole trans-humanism thing where we
>worship a "computer" who is encoded with the "flawed" personality of a
>dead person? 
>
>On Thursday, March 3, 2022, 07:19:32 PM EST, Kaio Duarte Costa
><kaiod@riseup.net> wrote:  
> 
> Em 2022-03-03 17:04, Pedro Lucas Porcellis escreveu:
>> Do we? Isn't a lot of other people available which can offer the same
>> level of guidance as RMS? Hasn't the man spoken a lot over all those
>> years?
>> 
>> If we don't, then I think there's much more to evaluate other than
>him
>> *needing* to be on the list of speakers.
>> 
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>I agree with this, I think the question should be well analyzed, even.
>
>Many people signed up, took the time and filled out the form to
>participate in LibrePlanet 2022 as speakers, including me. It is not
>fair to those who prepared and filled out the form before, the deadline
>has passed and it was very well publicized by the way.
>
>Also, we should pay close attention before saying something like "we or
>X people (or community) need this". I respect the RMS just as I respect
>and treat anyone well, but I think you should note that the people who
>are going to speak are also leaders and no one is leading above anyone
>else. We all follow the same philosophy, and I respect everyone's
>opinion on the matter and show my disagreement on the issue
>respectfully
>here. 

I find that very disrespectful statement. In Europe I have never seen anybody 
making such comments, my friend would by shy or feel guilty to speak like that. 
And haven thanks I don't have such rude friends.

Obviously it does not matter to you.

I expect from this list civilized talk.