GCC association with the FSF

[Christopher Dimech]

> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2021 at 6:21 AM
> From: "John Darrington" <john@darrington.wattle.id.au>
> To: "David Malcolm" <dmalcolm@redhat.com>
> Cc: gcc@gnu.org, "Alfred M. Szmidt" <ams@gnu.org>, "Mark Wielaard" <mark@klomp.org>
> Subject: Re: GCC association with the FSF
>
> On Thu, Apr 08, 2021 at 10:54:25AM -0400, David Malcolm wrote:
>
>      I think it's important to distinguish between the figurative and
>      literal here.
>
>      No one is literally calling for anyone's head.
>
>
> Nobody has explicitly done so.  However in the last 2 or 3 years there
> has been a growing campaign of hatred.  The people feeding that
> campaign are unhappy with things that RMS and others have said.
> However they have taken it further than that.  These people seek
> eliminate *anyone* who holds certain opinions - they don't care how
> they get eliminated - so long as they go.  What's more, they cite
> numerous putative moralistic justifications to give an air of
> legitmacy to that hatred.
>
> Once such hatefulness becomes accepted, people DON'T any longer make that
> literal--figurative distinction.
>
>      Some of us don't want RMS in a leadership position in a project we're
>      associated with (be it the FSF or GNU, and thus, GCC).
>
> RMS was the first person to be involved in GNU and GCC.  Others became
> involved later (under his leadership).  Their contribution was and
> continues to be welcome.  They are also free to stop contributing any
> time they wish to do so.
>
>
>      My opinions, not my employer's, as usual.
>
> Then why do you write this from your employer's email?  That is like
> writing it on the company letterhead.  I suggest that when speaking
> for yourself you use your own email.

Fair points John.

> J'
>