>>Hi All, >> >>Debian is engaging in a disgusting attack against RMS: >>https://www.debian.org/vote/2021/vote_002 >> >>Does Devuan have resolutions to sign open letters? >>I'd propose to sign this one instead: >>https://rms-support-letter.github.io/ > > I'd suggest nobody sign anything, and nobody respond to this email. > > If you believe that Stallman was removed, shunned and criticized > because of guilt by association, then it's not much of a stretch to > believe that you will suffer the same fate if you defend him. And then > any who defends *you* will suffer the same fate, ad infinitum. > > Before you sign anything or do anything, ask yourself if this is of top > importance to you. Are you willing to risk your career, your position > in your community, perhaps the positions of your family, to defend > Richard Stallman? Unless the answer is an unmitigated "yes", I'd advise > you to stay as far from this issue as you can. > > My response in no way implies my (very private) position on Stallman. > I'm just pointing out that unless you're willing to pay the freight, > and the payment may be a costly and may be immediate or delayed for > years, getting involved "for the principle of the thing" may cause you > later regret.
Fear is the ally of injustice.
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