On Sat, 10 Apr 2021, 13:50 David Brown, <david.br...@hesbynett.no> wrote:
> On 09/04/2021 20:02, Christopher Dimech wrote: > > > >> Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 5:01 AM > >> From: "David Brown" <david.br...@hesbynett.no> > > >> > >> Different opinions are fine. Bringing national or international > >> politics into the discussion (presumably meant to be as an insult) is > >> not fine. This is not a political discussion - please stop trying to > >> make it one. > > > > It is an assessment of what you propose. The removal of people from all > > positions is a political statements. I have no problem with political > > discussions and certainly don't take instructions from you, to say the > > least! What you talk about is exactly what drives Chinese and Russian > > officials to suppress anybody who does not conform with their demands. > > > The consequences will be the same should you and others get your way > > of doing things. > > There is a big difference between suppression or censorship, and wanting > people in leadership positions to be representative of the values of the > group they lead. RMS can have all the opinions he wants, and act has he > will (until he ends up arrested for it), but if he is to remain a > representative for others (FSF, GNU and/or GCC), then he has a duty to > act appropriately according to the values those organisations think are > important. > > I think that you mix up freedom and free reins. Freedom is not anarchy. > Being free from sexism, prejudice, bullying, and harassment are as > important as freedom of speech or politics. > > >> > >> We (the free software world) does not need a person with the qualities > >> of RMS any more - that is the point. There should not be such a > >> position as "Chief GNUsance". > > > > Secondly, I cannot clearly see what status you have for making > statements > > that imply a representation for the free software world!!! > > > > I have said very clearly that I am a user of gcc - not a developer, and > the opinions I express are very much my own. The does not hinder me > from saying what I think the free software world (developers and users) > want or need. I have not made any claims or suggestions that I am privy > to the minds of others, or that my opinions and ideas are in any way > more weighty than those of others. > David is a frequent contributor to the mailing lists, helping other users with their questions about GCC. That's a lot more than can be said for most of the new posters who have appeared here for the first time recently, trying to influence how we run the project.
