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Dear fellow DDs, Second the amendment text if acceptable to you :) ==== Begin text ==== Under section 4.1.5 of the constitution, the Developers make the following statement: *Debian’s statement on Richard Stallman rejoining the FSF board* We at Debian are profoundly disappointed to hear of the re-election of Richard Stallman to a leadership position at the Free Software Foundation, after a series of serious accusations of misconduct led to his resignation as president and board member of the FSF in 2019. One crucial factor in making our community more inclusive is to recognise and reflect when other people are harmed by our own actions and consider this feedback in future actions. The way Richard Stallman announced his return to the board unfortunately lacks any acknowledgement of this kind of thought process. We are deeply disappointed that the FSF board elected him a board member again despite no discernible steps were taken by him to be accountable for, much less make amends for, his past actions or those who have been harmed by them. Finally, we are also disturbed by the secretive process of his re-election, and how it was belately conveyed [0] to FSF’s staff and supporters. We believe this step and how it was communicated sends wrong and hurtful message and harms the future of the Free Software movement. The goal of the software freedom movement is to empower all people to control technology and thereby create a better society for everyone. Free Software is meant to serve everyone regardless of their age, ability or disability, gender identity, sex, ethnicity, nationality, religion or sexual orientation. This requires an inclusive and diverse environment that welcomes all contributors equally. Debian realises that we ourselves and the Free Software movement still have to work hard to be in that place where everyone feels safe and respected to participate in it in order to fulfil the movement's mission. That is why, we call for his resignation from all FSF bodies. The FSF needs to seriously reflect on this decision as well as their decision-making process to prevent similar issues from happening again. Therefore, in the current situation we see ourselves unable to collaborate both with the FSF and any other organisation in which Richard Stallman has a leading position. Instead, we will continue to work with groups and individuals who foster diversity and equality in the Free Software movement in order to achieve our joint goal of empowering all users to control technology. [0] https://twitter.com/fsf/status/1374399897558917128 Heavily based on: [1] https://fsfe.org/news/2021/news-20210324-01.html [2] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/03/statement-re-election-richard-stallman-fsf-board ==== End of text ==== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQGzBAEBCAAdFiEEcd3Fxr6GmkZB13n+x+ob4VdN7V0FAmBeFsYACgkQx+ob4VdN 7V3tmAwAlZwiOa2AoL6J6588YZCSpMBJkB+XK8oF1e1aDM6YNWdnL9dCu1t+KcHH jtEdyk65+V6oe05eZhmzBS0LvNCpRY7V9puSP82AdJsNQUXZJGRtEplqIyAlKdjY OK4r90hkUdWDGx4/EXbN/JU81qqBnTClkVnyH38RxX0tpzxjRFkbn89pviR68BGh AojAAuAnS5mLAazGHx9lv8e50rXyKwwT679Ra+yOkY46PvVK1Mm6+TqhkcF5qY4T CJdGurfDLBftWNVTpAnR82M+T4aeSeJj7Gg6ncpL5wqoSLZ2UUiUt4J/t7XhKFf8 Xnk9Qw6aj+Ud4qdQDEjiEUlqF/8mRiNKQlEMvsPR+fLkXfD3+d2CultUZJIzt6lM eGJcW8gisR+wpeLvUNqWCy8QS8n25aCu5c12dgl0KppqLebp6snF+PbEcywxp5EE pKu1I5Isp/DWu7XRJ8kIwSMEh2yga3C7FJtvWym7E4nVu0GA2T8hcSozlAiEg2U6 ggm9gR8r =I8Kp -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
