Re: Call to stop contributing

2021-03-29 Thread Richard Stallman
[[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider]]] [[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, ]]] [[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]] > And just to make this also public: I did reply in private to you on the

Re: Call to stop contributing

2021-03-28 Thread Johannes Brakensiek
Hello everyone, as I feel a little bit misunderstood I’d like to clarify some thoughts and - with your consent - finish this thread as well. First I’d like to apologize if I hurt anyone. I chose clear words to trigger action, but I did not intend to hurt and I did not mean to formulate any

Re: Call to stop contributing

2021-03-27 Thread Gregory Casamento
Umberto, On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 7:43 PM Umberto Cerrato wrote: > > > > Il giorno 28 mar 2021, alle ore 00:10, Gregory Casamento < > greg.casame...@gmail.com> ha scritto: > > > > > > Umberto, > > > > On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 6:56 PM Umberto Cerrato < > umbertocerr...@outlook.it> wrote: > > Hello

Re: Call to stop contributing

2021-03-27 Thread Umberto Cerrato
> Il giorno 28 mar 2021, alle ore 00:10, Gregory Casamento > ha scritto: > > > Umberto, > > On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 6:56 PM Umberto Cerrato > wrote: > Hello everyone, > > “Hurting the project” ahah. Are you serious? > > What is this supposed to mean? Say what you really think, don't be

Re: Call to stop contributing

2021-03-27 Thread Umberto Cerrato
Hello everyone, “Hurting the project” ahah. Are you serious? Anyway, I do want to spend some time to comment this. I think the person who came up with this issue did a good thing. It is very important to not focus just “on code”. We are not automata and it is instead very important to

Re: Call to stop contributing

2021-03-27 Thread Gregory Casamento
Umberto, On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 6:56 PM Umberto Cerrato wrote: > Hello everyone, > > “Hurting the project” ahah. Are you serious? > What is this supposed to mean? Say what you really think, don't be shy. If you have something derogatory or sarcastic to say, then say it out, don't hide behind

Re: Call to stop contributing

2021-03-27 Thread Gregory Casamento
Johannes, On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 2:58 AM Johannes Brakensiek < johan...@brakensiek.info> wrote: > Gregory, > > On 26 Mar 2021, at 22:36, Gregory Casamento wrote: > > > I utterly fail to see the parallel between me asking for a CoC to be > > considered and you posting an open letter calling for

Re: Call to stop contributing

2021-03-27 Thread Fred Kiefer
According to Godwni's law (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law) you have won. Could we stop this flamewar now? And just to make this also public: I did reply in private to you on the original subject (GCC support for OBJC) long before any of the discussion started. I was stating the

Re: Call to stop contributing

2021-03-27 Thread Richard Stallman
[[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider]]] [[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, ]]] [[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]] Most of the accusations in that letter are false. A few are true, but they are not

Re: Call to stop contributing

2021-03-27 Thread Svetlana Tkachenko
Hi Johannes > [...] to stop contributing to this project until RMS and the FSF have > set up a corresponding CoC or otherwise remove him- or herself from the > project and to then set free the valuable source code and software of > this project. GNU projects are created by volunteers. FSF

Re: Call to stop contributing

2021-03-27 Thread H. Nikolaus Schaller
up a CoC that makes it clear in a way > which can not be misunderstood that they do in no way tolerate or even accept > abusive behaviour against children and women. I can't judge on this but it is not clear what it has to do with GNUstep and this list. And how "Call to stop contr

Re: Call to stop contributing

2021-03-27 Thread Johannes Brakensiek
Gregory, On 26 Mar 2021, at 22:36, Gregory Casamento wrote: I utterly fail to see the parallel between me asking for a CoC to be considered and you posting an open letter calling for the removal of RMS from all leadership positions and for us to stop contributing to this project.  Equating

Re: Call to stop contributing

2021-03-26 Thread Gregory Casamento
Johannes, I am not employing a double standard here as much as you would like to imply otherwise. I utterly fail to see the parallel between me asking for a CoC to be considered and you posting an open letter calling for the removal of RMS from all leadership positions and for us to stop

Re: Call to stop contributing

2021-03-26 Thread Johannes Brakensiek
Gregory, On 26 Mar 2021, at 20:57, Gregory Casamento wrote: Johannes, As list moderator, I am obliged to inform you that political infighting is not what this list is meant for.  Kindly take any discussions regarding this matter off-list.   I am NOT censoring you, but this is simply not

Re: Call to stop contributing

2021-03-26 Thread Xavier Brochard
Le 26.03.2021 20:20, Riccardo Mottola a écrit : Hello, Graham Lee wrote: I observe the evidence that RMS has indeed stepped back from such statements, e.g. https://www.stallman.org/archives/2019-jul-oct.html#14_September_2019_(Sex_between_an_adult_and_a_child_is_wrong). The GNU kind

Re: Call to stop contributing

2021-03-26 Thread Gregory Casamento
Johannes, As list moderator, I am obliged to inform you that political infighting is not what this list is meant for. Kindly take any discussions regarding this matter off-list. I am NOT censoring you, but this is simply not the proper forum to discuss this. Yours, GC On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at

Re: Call to stop contributing

2021-03-26 Thread Riccardo Mottola
Hello, Graham Lee wrote: > I observe the evidence that RMS has indeed stepped back from such > statements, e.g. > https://www.stallman.org/archives/2019-jul-oct.html#14_September_2019_(Sex_between_an_adult_and_a_child_is_wrong). > The GNU kind communication guidelines >

Re: Call to stop contributing

2021-03-26 Thread Dale Amon
Just a minor addition. It would make me feel comfortable and at home if everyone would just sign the Libertarian Pledge: "I hereby certify that I do not believe in or advocate the initiation of force as a means of achieving political or social goals." That is unlikely however, so I will just

Re: Call to stop contributing

2021-03-26 Thread Dale Amon
I whole heartedly support any organization that distances itself from political and social positions pushed by minority activists. I applaud that the FSF has the guts to stand up to blackmail. If some people wish to walk away because of that stand, that is their right. With that, I will say

Re: Call to stop contributing

2021-03-26 Thread Niels Grewe
Thank you for speaking up Johannes! I wholeheartedly support your position and would encourage everybody to consider it carefully. I am similarly appalled by the FSF's decision, which to me demonstrates that the FSF would rather foster a culture where abusive behaviours are tolerated and thus

Re: Call to stop contributing

2021-03-26 Thread Graham Lee
: Johannes Brakensiek To: GNUstep Discuss , Sent: 26/03/2021 1:54 PM Subject: Call to stop contributing Dear GNUsteppers, Mr. Stallman, it is not as if I do like to write this mail, but I think I have to, since you, Mr. Stallman, again took chair in the FSF board and posted

Call to stop contributing

2021-03-26 Thread Johannes Brakensiek
Dear GNUsteppers, Mr. Stallman, it is not as if I do like to write this mail, but I think I have to, since you, Mr. Stallman, again took chair in the FSF board and posted mails to this list suggesting development decisions. I’d like to clarify in advance that this statement does not contain