Re: The sudden upheaval at the FSF...

2019-09-17 Thread Greg Rundlett (freephile)
I had previously discontinued my membership in the FSF for different reasons. I have come to the conclusion that the leadership at FSF was ineffectual as much as they were hostile or unwelcoming. I'm glad that RMS is out. The FOSS community has long needed a better spokesperson and maybe with luck

Boston Linux Meeting reminder tomorrow, Wednesday, September 18, 2019 - Crypto News, Historical Vignette, and Our Annual PGP/GnuPG Key-Signing Party

2019-09-17 Thread Jerry Feldman
When: September 18, 2019 7:00PM (6:30PM for Q&A) Topic:  Crypto News, Historical Vignette, and Our Annual PGP/GnuPG Key-Signing Party Moderators: Bill Ricker Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 315 Note: Parking at E-51 is now free. See note below Please note that Wadsworth St is open from Memoria

The sudden upheaval at the FSF...

2019-09-17 Thread Joshua Judson Rosen
Presumably you've all seen the news *somewhere* by now: there has been a major upheaval in the free-software community over the last day or so, with RMS resigning from the FSF amidst a remarkable, uh... "flurry" of controversy. Regardless of whether one cares one way or the other about RMS per s