It comes back to something taught in the Bible, which I've observed is correct in life:
http://biblehub.com/kjv/proverbs/29-12.htm "If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked." Stallman is at the head of GNU and the FSF. Those who help build up his products, they are acquiescing to his views on things because you cannot divide a man in two. It's like a sermon I heard one time: "How many drops of gasoline would it take to ruin a 32 oz. ice cold soft drink?" Even if 99.99% of the soft drink were pure, that last little bit is what poisons all of it. The same is true with people. And Stallman's views extend to bestiality, child pornography, and other such things. He holds these views in his heart, and they affect all aspects of his life. GNU was a good idea, but it's run by someone who is not sane. The idea can be salvaged as it is more of a general fundamental concept, but it must sever all ties with GNU and Stallman in so doing. That's what I'm doing with LibSF, created as an alternative to FSF, and my Village Freedom Project, created as an alternative to GNU. Best regards, Rick C. Hodgin On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 10:08 AM, Simon Budig <[email protected]> wrote: > Rick C. Hodgin ([email protected]) wrote: > > GIMP is a non-professional name. I think Image Professional would be > > better. Or something that has a positive upbeat tone. > > > > I don't expect people to change. But it would be great. It would allow > me > > to work on the project because it disassociates itself with Stallman. > > It is up to you to dislike Stallman. He is a controversial figure and I > am by no means going to defend him. > > However, GNU is a very important contribution to the world of computers, > and I am not willing to sacrifice it, because stallman allegedly is > wrong on other stuff. > > If you think that "Image Professional" is more prone for success than > Gimp then by all means, go ahead, fork the code and try to convince > people to work for your vision. But please do not abuse the > GIMP-ressources like this mailinglist to fight your personal vendetta > against GNU/Stallman and the GIMP brand. > > Thank you. > Simon > -- > [email protected] http://simon.budig.de/ > _______________________________________________ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address: [email protected] > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: [email protected] List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
