GCC association with the FSF

[Alfred M. Szmidt]

   [...]  That "gnu-stucture" document was written by RMS a couple of
   months ago and doesn't represent how the GNU project and its
   maintainers have worked for years.

It reflects the same message that has been sent to new GNU maintainers
for the decades. The GNU structure and organization document
(https://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-structure.en.html) is basically a
reflection of that, and how we have been doing things for decades.

You can raise any issues you think do not reflect on the lists, or
with the GNU Advisory Committee.

   RMS indeed claims to be the "Chief GNUisance" of the GNU project and
   that that title somehow makes him the leader of the project and that
   he appoints GNU maintainers.

That is true, RMS appoints which projects become GNU projects or not,
and who maintains them.  And as maintainers we have a lot of freedom, as
can be seen here, and elsewhere.  

   The GNU Assembly is having a similar
   discussion right now

It should be noted that this group is not associated with the GNU
project, or represents it in anyway, despite pretending to.