On Wed, Apr 07, 2021 at 11:15:14AM -0400, David Malcolm via Gcc wrote:
> It reflects the same message that has been sent to new GNU
> maintainers
> for the decades. The GNU structure and organization document
> (https://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-structure.en.html) is basically a
> reflection of that, and how we have been doing things for decades.
"We've always done it this way" is not necessarily a good defence of an
existing practice.
You are right. The GNU Structure document doesn't claim to be. It just
documents the way things are.
> That is true, RMS appoints which projects become GNU projects or not,
> and who maintains them. And as maintainers we have a lot of freedom,
> as
> can be seen here, and elsewhere.
What you're describing sounds like a dictatorship to me.
???? I cannot see how you reach that conclusion.
I don't think you get to speak for who is or is not a member of the GNU
project. As far as I know, "GNU" isn't trademarked.
It certainly used to be, unless those guys at the FSF have let it lapse again.
J'
