> What the heck is going on here?
What's going on here is that software does not exist in a vacuum. It is
created by groups of people, it is used by groups of people. We are
political, and software is political due to that.
> WTF?? How does any RMS opinion affect the way a GNU/Linux distro works?
Profoundly... Trisquel takes a stance on which pieces of software should and
should not be included in the distribution. This forum has a code of conduct
asking people not to do certain things, not to use certain terms. These
stances that FSF endorsed distributions take are directly as a result of RMS
opinions. Just like with FSF there is a strong association. This requires
very careful navigation.
I will also be leaving Trisquel at this point. This thread is playing out in
a similar way to the Purism ones, with it being inferred that anyone not in
the majority position on this forum hasn't read the source material etc. If
the goal is to get a fully-free distribution in the hands of as many people
as possible, which requires an inclusive approach to community building, then
these threads will certainly damage that.
Relatively few people here contribute to the development of the distribution,
website, documentation. I have been fairly involved in development of etiona
for a few months, and have found the people I have worked with there to be
considerate, helpful and respectful, even if I disagree with them on
political issues / specific free software positions. It is a shame that the
worthwhile efforts to keep pushing out Trisquel are overshadowed by a
prominent public forum which is often not considerate, helpful, respectful.
