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rms-support-letter / rms-support-letter.github.io

An open letter in support of Richard Matthew Stallman being reinstated by the Free Software Foundation
https://rms-support-letter.github.io/
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Just a curiosity #7116

Closed dag7dev closed 3 years ago

dag7dev commented 3 years ago

Since a decision has been taken (reinstate Stallman), what's the purpose on keep merging incoming PRs? Why is this repo still open?

Sauce: https://www.zdnet.com/article/return-of-stallman-to-fsf-sparks-outrage-among-open-source-and-free-software-leaders/ (and a bunch of other articles if you search carefully on your favorite search engine)

nukeop commented 3 years ago

Why would I want to delete it?

dag7dev commented 3 years ago

Why would I want to delete it?

Never talked about "delete it". I clearly asked two questions.

nukeop commented 3 years ago

What's your point then?

dag7dev commented 3 years ago

What's your point then?

Well, since a decision has been taken, I'm asking why is this repo still open and you / somebody else continues to merge incoming PRs. I mean, it is pointless, since a decision has been taken (and it is positive for this cause) it doesn't change anything; wouldn'it be nice to just stop to merge incoming PRs or archive this repo?

nukeop commented 3 years ago

It costs me nothing to keep it open and people still want to sign it.

dag7dev commented 3 years ago

@nukeop of course, I was just asking what's the purpose of keeping it still open.

6r1d commented 3 years ago

There are people who are unhappy about the attack on Richard's personality. The method, too, because no matter how many deny the existence of the cancel culture, we hear about it all the time. There was no proof, instead it was a wave of people forcing their views on others. It even partially worked, because there were no disproven claims, no apologies, only a split of the community.

Moreover, there are people who are told not to express their opinions publicly. Otherwise, why would anyone spread the rumors about people losing jobs for expressing their opinions? For both Richard and people who feel this threat, this letter serves its purpose: reassurance and support.

As for the context, there is some: