Hi Rugxulo,
> Richard Stallman has not been convicted by a court. He is not in > prison. Let's not burn his house down over pathetic words. That is not the point. > He's not perfect. He doesn't have to be. To be in a leading position in an organisation which tries to be a good example in the world, one should contribute to a good atmosphere. Having a mattress with shirtless people in your office for example does not contribute to that: https://selamjie.medium.com/remove-richard-stallman-appendix-a-a7e41e784f88 Just because MIT failed to have sexual harassment policies which explicitly outlawed bullying people into dating you does not mean that FSF can welcome a leader who tried that. > His public or private opinion is irrelevant. > Nobody is following his example. He is not just anybody. Having his fame, there is a risk that people do follow his example. Having him work at a high-ranking position sends a signal that he has a fine character and his example should be followed. As said, FSF could simply hire him as expert consultant instead. For comparison, think about the years when there was a man at a very high-ranking position who got away with "grabbing women by the pussy", firing everybody who did not agree with him and intimidating yet others to never hold him accountable. He actually acquired a lot of fans who hoped to become successful by being more like him, even in the years before as rich boss guy in a TV show. So yes, personal opinion does matter for certain jobs. Regards, Eric _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
