On 26-03-2021 20:46, Steve Litt wrote: > Alessandro Vesely via Dng said on Fri, 26 Mar 2021 13:07:08 +0100 > >> 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. > > SteveT > > Steve Litt > Spring 2021 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful > Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques
Well, i do not live in the USA and chances of being fired or risking my career for defending Stallman are not existent. So privately I most likely will sign this open letter. But I would like to keep politics *any politics except init freedom* as far as possible from Devuan so I will not in any way connect my signing to the Devuan project. And I suggest others to do the same. Grtz. Nick
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