As I said, there's no "proof". A story, even if the whole world tells it, doesn't matter unless there's proof.
On March 25, 2021 8:39:16 PM UTC, Dennis Payne <[email protected]> wrote: >On Thu, 2021-03-25 at 21:44 +0430, Ali Reza Hayati wrote: >> I wrote this blog post: >> https://alirezahayati.com/2021/03/25/fight-against-idiocy-support-rms/ >> >> Please send your support of RMS to [email protected]. This would be much >> appreciated. > >I don't think RMS should be "cancelled". If FSF want him on the board >that's fine with me. However, you include: > >"Some also accuse Stallman of sexual harassment and “assault” which >there’s no proof of and as a person who knows him, I can tell very far >from truth." > >There are enough stories that I find it implausible that there haven't >been bad encounters in the past between Stallman and others. Maybe he >didn't realize he treated someone badly. Maybe he has since learned and >treats people better. I don't know. I remember an actor commenting on a >late show that there wouldn't be a "me too" moment highlighting his bad >behavior but acknowledged in the past he might have been dismissive to >a woman in a meeting or something. We are all human and anyone can make >a mistake. > >Even without those stories, I find RMS flawed in his treatment of >games. He is accepting of non-free artwork and other content as long as >it is not code. I understand his reasoning that is the artistic vision >of the creator. I just don't agree. If you want to add a new feature to >the game which requires some new sprites, you would be required to redo >all the content or perhaps make the new sprites clash in style so as to >not infringe on the copyright of the original art. Even something as >simple as tweaking a pause screen to add some information may require >altering some graphics. A free game with non-free content effectively >makes it non-free because some changes cannot be reasonably made. > > -- Ali Reza Hayati (https://alirezahayati.com) Libre culture activist and privacy advocate PGP: B7DC C419 C0ED 05D5 6535 1BD3 2A7F A925 75A3
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