A suggestion for going forward from the RMS/FSF debate

[Didier Kryn]

    From reading most of this thread, it is clear to me that

    - The authority of the FSF, GNU and RMS over GCC is and has been a
fiction for decades,

    - This fiction has been erased from the official web page of the
project,

    - It would be usefull to clarify with the FSF and GNU what the
actual relations are,

    - This can certainly be done in a polite way without all sorts of
rant, and arguments with no relation with Free Software, in particular
attacks ad persona.

    The power is and has always been in the hands of the people doing
the job (the developpers/maintainers). But those who have the power
would be wise to pay attention to the opinions of the many afficionados
of GCC, GNU and Free Software in general, even those who aren't
contributors. These people aren't trolls; they speak up because they are
concerned about the project.

--     Didier