The people who were put-up to accuse me of abuse, immaturity, or lack of respect have already apologized to me in private (before i even had time to register a .gripe TLD). Honestly, i don't blame them for doing whatever it takes to get-by. But this is 2016 -- if you have not had time to read the message or can not be bothered to explain you position that i have "disrespected the others" please refrain from posting.
On 18 April 2016 at 12:53, Mauricio Nascimento <[email protected]> wrote: > I think you should grow up and have a bit of respect to the others. > > Cheers, > > Mauricio > > On 2016-04-18 18:05, Joe Awni wrote: > > Thinking my candidacy can be flushed away with a torrent of legal > mumbo-jumbo emails messages? > > The Free Software movement is not some soft white absorbed fabric you can > use to mop up the murky reality and discard when convenient nor is that the > purpose of your country's legal system. > > Please see my original message, preserved for posterity: > https://cryptobiz.directory/pub/document?getDoc=umZPtBk1XI7zGtMJjNygNtM0v4u1IAp46r > > Do they really think i will swirl down the drain never to be heard from > again? > > I cant blame them, more and more independent software developers are > killing themselves or otherwise just deign. Aaron Swartz, Ian Murdock, or > very recently the non-publicized untimely death of my friend Napoleon Kofi > ( http://napoleonkofi.me/ ). I am sure there are other independent > software developers deign right now. Maybe we can wake up in a better world > tomorrow, but with out action today its very unlikely. > > I don't mean to "point fingers" but feel i would be totally remiss if i > did not mention the difficulties which i have faced to get my message of > candidacy out (especially on IRC [not even sure if they were coders]). And, > want to repeat my request that you please contact me! > > We are not looking to the FSFE for more of the same with emphasis on MORE > and SAME; more similarly held elections are not the answer! > > Ask yourself, at any given moment, who is representing the ideals free > software community? Guys in an office in Berlin or someone making > GNUBurgers at FOSS events? > > > On 18 April 2016 at 11:24, Joe Awni <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Frankly, It's not possible for you to say the donors are "feeling quite >> good" about this (unless you are talking about a rather small sub-set of >> donors that do not represent independent software developers) for example, >> I donated, and i wish there was more than one candidate. >> >> Erik, No disrespect, you know me, and you know the struggle independent >> Free Software developers face. Sure, most people know about Linux and >> Firefox, but beyond that are totally clueless. Almost none seem to be aware >> of the fact larger open source projects regularly port other projects' >> unique features to their own platform thereby depriving other developers of >> users and potential donors. >> >> Companies that make their profit from being known as the kings of open >> source think it's a good thing as they leave the rest of us out. I'm not >> kidding, while the Mozilla team was being wined and dined in Brussels after >> FOSDEM, i was getting beat-up and mugged half a block from the university >> after eating falafel and french fries. >> >> So, NO - your donors do not feel quite good (unless you mean the >> mega-corps). >> >> >> On 18 April 2016 at 10:37, Max Mehl <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> # Joe Awni [18.04.2016 @ 16:17]: >>> > How do you think donors would feel that you spend time and energy to >>> > offer an empty election? >>> >>> I am positive they feel quite good since we comply with applicable laws >>> and our own constitution. That's nothing I would like to see changed. >>> >>> Please feel invited to join our Fellowship and apply for next year's >>> Fellowship elections as soon as the candidature phase is opened. We are >>> happy about each and every applicant. >>> >>> >>> Best, >>> Max >>> >>> -- >>> Max Mehl – FSFE Germany Coordinator – https://fsfe.org >>> Further contact information on www.fsfe.org/about/mehl >>> Private blog: blog.mehl.mx | Private homepage: mehl.mx >>> Your donation enables our work: http://fsfe.org/donate >>> >>> > _______________________________________________ > Discussion mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion > >
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