Re: no to war in Ukraine

[Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com>]

----- Christopher Dimech
Administrator General - Naiad Informatics - Gnu Project

Society has become too quick to pass judgement and declare someone
Persona Non-Grata, the most extreme form of censure a country can
bestow.

In a new era of destructive authoritarianism, I support Richard
Stallman.  Times of great crisis are also times of great
opportunity.  I call upon you to make this struggle yours as well !

https://stallmansupport.org/
https://www.fsf.org/     https://www.gnu.org/


> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2022 at 8:53 PM
> From: "Alexandre Garreau" <galex-713@galex-713.eu>
> To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, "Po Lu" <luangruo@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: no to war in Ukraine
>
> Le dimanĉo, 27-a de februaro 2022, 9-a horo kaj 5:42 CET Po Lu a écrit :
> > Alexandre Garreau <galex-713@galex-713.eu> writes:
> > > So I propose to abandon the topic, unless some webmasters or
> > > maintainers have desire to follow the consensual and comforting trend
> > > of putting their flag anywhere in sign of support.  That’d be in line
> > > with our ideas of freedom.
> > 
> > The GNU project doesn't have any political opinions aside from that of
> > the free software movement.  I hope that includes not taking sides on
> > the conflict in the Ukraine, or otherwise I will not be able to continue
> > working on Emacs.
> 
> Why require so hardly such neutrality? I mean other projects did so by the past (like 
> supporting uyghurs or dunno, other geopolitical stuff) and that doesn’t stop from software 
> freedom or contribution… to me that’s alike people stating anything personal (like «i like 
> pasta», or dunno) or humor or what in projects: at least it makes it (nonpermanently) more 
> personal and identifiable, maybe it even can increases contribution.

The Chinese Communist Party is avoiding criticizing Russia's invasion of Ukraine.  It is
therefore unsurprising to encounter such propaganda here. 
 
> > Also, why is this on help-gnu-emacs, instead of emacs-tangents or some
> > other more appropriate mailing list?
> 
> very good question, although unfortunately your statement, being more policy targetted, is 
> likely more appropriated here :'D
>