Andreas Enge <andr...@enge.fr> wrote: > On Sat, Nov 02, 2019 at 11:13:57PM +0300, Dmitry Alexandrov wrote: >> > We want to give everyone the opportunity to contribute to our efforts on >> > any of the many tasks that require work. We welcome all contributors… >> >> Many GNU subprojects value ‘recordkeeping’ (per Prof. Moglen [2]) and >> ‘protection for FSF’ (per @a...@gnu.org [3]) more than giving anyone an >> opportunity to contribute. Are you calling for change in priorities? If >> yes, I would appreciate it, if you name few concrete steps. > > No change of priorities, I think, but promoting non-discrimination and > inclusiveness. The emphasis is on "give *opportunity* to contribute (...) > *regardless* of their gender etc. (...) *harassment-free* (...)". It does > not mean that bad contributions need to be accepted, or those where the > copyright assignments are not done correctly, and so on.
So thatʼs exactly what I was afraid of. Instead of making GNU more welcoming place by lessening the burden of formalities, you in fact propose GNU to withdraw deeper into itself by inventing ideology-driven ‘contracts’. And in order to add an insult to injury — to cover it with Western buzzwords like ‘inclusiveness’. :-\
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