Re: FSF has begun a search for a new president

Re: FSF has begun a search for a new president

[Dmitry Alexandrov]

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"J.B. Nicholson" <jbn@forestfield.org> wrote:
> 2. the FSF has begun a search for a new president. (per https://www.fsf.org/news/richard-m-stallman-resigns),

> It would be a shame if the FSF made a compromise where they favored sating a desire for identity politics…
> I hope they'll pick someone who is deeply informed about free software, and who possesses a sharp, critical stance in defense of software freedom.

As far as I am aware, for the years of Dr. Stallman’s presidency, that position was a full-time occupation with a salary of round 0 (zero) dollars per month (or per year, I am not sure :-).

Where should they search for a person of that kind to fill such a vacancy, I wonder.  Or is this practice subject to change?

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Re: FSF has begun a search for a new president

[Lori Nagel via libreplanet-discuss]

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RMS did get paid for making speeches, even though he didn't get a president's salary.  I could easily imagine someone doing it for free.  People will do anything for fame and notoriety, as long as money is coming from somewhere else to pay for that person's living expenses. 
    On Friday, September 20, 2019, 4:29:53 PM EDT, Dmitry Alexandrov <321942@gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 "J.B. Nicholson" <jbn@forestfield.org> wrote:
> 2. the FSF has begun a search for a new president. (per https://www.fsf.org/news/richard-m-stallman-resigns),

> It would be a shame if the FSF made a compromise where they favored sating a desire for identity politics…
> I hope they'll pick someone who is deeply informed about free software, and who possesses a sharp, critical stance in defense of software freedom.

As far as I am aware, for the years of Dr. Stallman’s presidency, that position was a full-time occupation with a salary of round 0 (zero) dollars per month (or per year, I am not sure :-).

Where should they search for a person of that kind to fill such a vacancy, I wonder.  Or is this practice subject to change?_______________________________________________
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   RMS did get paid for making speeches, even though he didn't get a
   president's salary.  I could easily imagine someone doing it for free.
   People will do anything for fame and notoriety, as long as money is
   coming from somewhere else to pay for that person's living expenses.

   On Friday, September 20, 2019, 4:29:53 PM EDT, Dmitry Alexandrov
   <321942@gmail.com> wrote:
   "J.B. Nicholson" <[1]jbn@forestfield.org> wrote:
   > 2. the FSF has begun a search for a new president. (per
   [2]https://www.fsf.org/news/richard-m-stallman-resigns),
   > It would be a shame if the FSF made a compromise where they favored
   sating a desire for identity politics…
   > I hope they'll pick someone who is deeply informed about free
   software, and who possesses a sharp, critical stance in defense of
   software freedom.
   As far as I am aware, for the years of Dr. Stallman’s presidency, that
   position was a full-time occupation with a salary of round 0 (zero)
   dollars per month (or per year, I am not sure :-).
   Where should they search for a person of that kind to fill such a
   vacancy, I wonder.  Or is this practice subject to change?
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References

   1. mailto:jbn@forestfield.org
   2. https://www.fsf.org/news/richard-m-stallman-resigns
   3. mailto:libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org
   4. https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss

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Re: FSF has begun a search for a new president

[Leah Rowe via libreplanet-discuss]

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On Fri, 20 Sep 2019 23:29:13 +0300
Dmitry Alexandrov <321942@gmail.com> wrote:

> "J.B. Nicholson" <jbn@forestfield.org> wrote:
> > 2. the FSF has begun a search for a new president. (per
> > https://www.fsf.org/news/richard-m-stallman-resigns),
> 
> > It would be a shame if the FSF made a compromise where they favored
> > sating a desire for identity politics… I hope they'll pick someone
> > who is deeply informed about free software, and who possesses a
> > sharp, critical stance in defense of software freedom.
> 
> As far as I am aware, for the years of Dr. Stallman’s presidency,
> that position was a full-time occupation with a salary of round 0
> (zero) dollars per month (or per year, I am not sure :-).
> 
> Where should they search for a person of that kind to fill such a
> vacancy, I wonder.  Or is this practice subject to change?

Alexandre Olivier of FSFLA is, in my opinion, the *best* choice of
leader to replace RMS. He has a proven track record in all of the
criteria mentioned by the OP.


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