This message did not make it on to the FSFE mailing list. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Joe Awni <[email protected]> Date: Thu, May 2, 2019 at 9:59 AM Subject: New Discussion List - Fellowship To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Hi FSFE discussion mailing list, I have chosen this moment to greet you and reply to the discussion. As you know, since joining the discussion list i decided to take a break from software development. Since my last message, i have been off-line except for my cellphone on which i am typing this message with a Bluetooth keyboard. I have been building furniture from trees and found very rewarding experiences feeling the appreciation from others who enjoy my custom + rustic craftsmanship. Pics at the end. I think that for a long time it has been clear that action must me taken regarding the forced dissolution of the Free Software Fellowship by majority corporate funds. This most recent effort might fall short due to factors out of his control which i will delve into later in the message, but I applaud Daniel’s effort (or whomever it was) to try to revive the Free Software Fellowship mailing list. If you have not read the last few FSFE discussion-list discussions you might not realize: 1. Where the funding is coming from, 2. What they are doing with it, 3. And, why that pissed off developers. First, some background information that will help this message be understood by all readers regardless of their familiarity with the previous discussion. Disclaimer: I am not intending to claim any kind of seniority on this mailing-list as others have done. I like to think the most important thing in this discussion-mailing-list is the intellectual force of your arguments and your power of persuasion — not the amount of time you have here, level of seniority in the FSFE organization, nor technical background should give increased weight to your argument beyond their logical/illogical conclusion(s). That said, I have subscribed for a long time and i was a member of the Fellowship. FSFE is constantly plagued by technical difficulties from their website to the mailing list. From my perspective, it seems there is an acute shortage of technical skill in mailing-list and web-master’s domain. In this case, a 100% noobish mistake was made with the mailing list administration due to poor oversight. The knee-jerk reaction is to call the legal team. I ask all readers to realize that if you donate the FSFE your time, money, or code, your resource could be used to fund a totally avoidable legal battle with someone who is actually doing his best to further Free Software. In other words, IF YOU CARE ABOUT FREE SOFTWARE YOU SHOULD PROBABLY JOIN HIS LIST! https://m.imgur.com/a/bPXz3op
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