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Re: [rain1 at airmail dot cc] Delete abortion joke
On 05/04/2018 01:41 AM, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
I'd have thought essential core values and the project leader's request
would trample aesthetic reasons, personal preferences and even the
discomfort of extending the coverage of a taboo topic. But no, the
The reason for me is not aesthetic, nor are the topics taboo. Your
extension of the definition of core values of the GNU project is a
feature creep that risks diluting the original message that the GNU
project holds up for the Free software movement, which is software
freedom. It is a message that gets continually eroded as corporations
try and find ways to be compliant by giving away as less of the freedoms
as they can or diluting them as much as they can.
> project has been taken out of the hands of its founder, and most of
> the
> appointed stewards seem to think it's reasonable to disregard it, to
> betray the core values, to practice the opposite of what we should
> stand
> for, so that we can have bland, pasteurized, neutral purely technical
> documentation that won't bring anyone any moral discomfort. Way to go
The point is not to make the manual bland and neutral, it is to avoid
giving an excuse to take focus away from the core idea of software
freedom. It is not the opposite of what we stand for, it is a clear
separation so that we don't end up confusing all of the things we stand for.
to open sores hell: losing the moral backbone, standing for nothing,
giving up and betraying the essential freedoms. What a shame!
Alex please think about what you're working so hard to defend and
reinstate here.
It is a joke.
That is not even that funny.
That is not even that effective in communicating its purpose clearly.
That is barely read by anyone given its place in the manual.
That not relevant to the manual
That risks diluting our core message of the GNU project
Please think about whether this is worth accusing well meaning friends
of losing their moral compass.
Siddhesh