Are you going to start that discussion again? Everyone said their opinion and nothing new was added for quite a few emails now. Maybe we should just let it die out?
Ely 2011/6/15 Erez D <erez0...@gmail.com> > > > 2011/6/15 Ira Abramov <lists-linux...@ira.abramov.org> > >> Quoting geoffrey mendelson, from the post of Sun, 12 Jun: >> > >> > On Jun 12, 2011, at 10:50 AM, Uri Even-Chen wrote: >> > > >> > >I don't agree with you, Geoff. What Richard Stallman does as a >> > >private person does not mean the FSF in involved. As a private >> > >person Richard Stallman has the right to boycott Israeli >> > >institutions and universities. It does not mean that the FSF is >> > >boycotting Israel. >> > >> > You can agree or not, it's your opinion. However US law is that once >> > he signs his emails as an officer of the corporation, in this case >> > president, it does. >> >> you know, there IS a logical falacy of guilt by association. before you >> oycot the FSF and the registration office that handled their NGO >> registration, and the entire govenrment of the country that enploys that >> registration clerk, and so on, I suggest we stop and call on the FSF >> spokespeople to give their opinion on the matter and maybe resolve it >> otherwise. >> >> two sideline remarks: >> 1. As I mentioned in my blog post, I don't see the financial boycott as >> a problem, and I'm even hoping it started moving something, but I have a >> real problem with justifying the academic BDS. however after I saw this >> Item, I wonder what will I do if more and more Universities ד‚?ere proven >> to act the same: >> >> http://www.mako.co.il/news-channel2/Channel-2-Newscast/Article-230c47f2e3f8031004.htm# >> >> 2. As usuall, I am suprised how appropriate my random signature comes >> out :-) >> >> -- >> Peacemaker >> > Ira, I do not know you, but from my experience, people that say they are > 'peace makers' usually cause the opposite ... ;-) > (e.g. neville chamberlain) > > Ira Abramov >> http://ira.abramov.org/email/ >> >> > On the subject: I wouldn't boycott the FSF. I love the idea behind the FSF, > even if I do not agree with everything RMS belives in. > I may act differently if the FSF boycotts israel. > > I will probably not go to any of RMS lectures. I do not think he is > anti-Semitic, but he have been at least insensitive. > I also believe that leaving the issue in low profile would be best. > > you may agree or not. this is my opinions. > > > cheers, > erez, > >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-il mailing list >> Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il >> http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il > >
_______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il