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diff --git a/microposts/stallman-resign.org b/microposts/stallman-resign.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..727d10f --- /dev/null +++ b/microposts/stallman-resign.org @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +#+title: stallman-resign + +#+date: <2019-09-29> + +Last week Richard Stallman resigned from FSF. It is a great loss for the +free software movement. + +The apparent cause of his resignation and the events that triggered it +reflect some alarming trends of the zeitgeist. Here is a detailed review +of what happened: [[https://sterling-archermedes.github.io/][Low grade +"journalists" and internet mob attack RMS with lies. In-depth review.]]. +Some interesting articles on this are: +[[https://jackbaruth.com/?p=16779][Weekly Roundup: The Passion Of Saint +iGNUcius Edition]], +[[http://techrights.org/2019/09/17/rms-witch-hunt/][Why I Once Called +for Richard Stallman to Step Down]]. + +Dishonest and misleading media pieces involved in this incident include +[[https://www.thedailybeast.com/famed-mit-computer-scientist-richard-stallman-defends-epstein-victims-were-entirely-willing][The +Daily Beast]], +[[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9ke3ke/famed-computer-scientist-richard-stallman-described-epstein-victims-as-entirely-willing][Vice]], +[[https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/16/computer-scientist-richard-stallman-who-defended-jeffrey-epstein-resigns-from-mit-csail-and-the-free-software-foundation/][Tech +Crunch]], +[[https://www.wired.com/story/richard-stallmans-exit-heralds-a-new-era-in-tech/][Wired]]. |