* DJ Delorie <d...@delorie.com> [2019-10-22 23:39]: > > and whoever is loyal to free software philosophy as envisioned > > by Dr. Richard Stallman, > > A constitution would describe this philosophy, though. How do we > otherwise follow what is only in one person's mind, if not by writing it > down to share?
Constitution sounds like formation of legal entity. Legal entity like FSF already exists. Its constitution is not well written yet FSF is working well on the goals of the free software philosophy. Basically FSF is doing it according to the free software philosophy even if the constitution, known as Articles of Incorporation are not aligned with the free software philosophy. Legal entities are authorized by governments. GNU project is way beyond one government like USA, it has planetary impact. Legal entities can be attacked and sued, even destroyed or bankrupted. But philosophy such as free software philosophy, one may attack, but cannot destroy it. In that regards, I would just ensure that GNU.ORG domain remains maintained for next 100 years, and true to its ideals, and that can be done with some attorneys who can take care of it for the future. In that sense the free software philosophy and idea of making free software system exists without being impacted by any government (hopefully) and can spread further just as it has spread until now. Jean _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss