From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andy Wingo Subject: Re: Joint statement on the GNU Project Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 10:56:24 +0200 Message-ID: <87y2xui9fr.fsf@igalia.com> References: <87ftk4hbhu.fsf@gnu.org> <87wodfi44x.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:48750) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1iI7mL-0001MM-HM for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Oct 2019 04:57:06 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1iI7mK-00074t-5Q for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Oct 2019 04:57:05 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87wodfi44x.fsf@gmail.com> (Dimakakos Dimos's message of "Tue, 08 Oct 2019 19:38:38 +0300") List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: Dimakakos Dimos Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org, GNU Guix maintainers On Tue 08 Oct 2019 18:38, Dimakakos Dimos writes: > So to sum up it would be nice to expand a bit on the announcement. My > main questions are: > > 1. How does the GNU project operate, in the light of all the > different projects, and what role and influence had rms as the head > of GNU? > > 2. How does rms with his afformentioned role undermine diversity > and inclusivity of people working in GNU projects? > > 3. What would be your suggestion on the next day of GNU when rms > hypothetically steps down? Is he a single issue or are the other > issues that our community shall overcome. > > 4. In the case that rms is actually harming to our community how do > we protect free software ideals while removing a person so closely > related to their creation? For what it is worth, I have some personal answers to some of these questions here: https://wingolog.org/archives/2019/10/08/thoughts-on-rms-and-gnu Regards, Andy