From: "A. Mani" <a.mani.cms@gmail.com>
To: Leah Rowe <info@minifree.org>
Cc: 'smee via libreplanet-discuss
<libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org>,
'smee <overthefalls@opengroupware.ch>,
Aaron Wolf <wolftune@riseup.net>,
"Adrienne G. Thompson" <adriennegayethompson@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Apologies
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 06:13:13 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CADDQFRsOMJKOEH_5hTspSwiw1TW27AvQoJdrZRTUguiaBO1tqg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20190925174627.91f3b89bfca639c226c0ddc3@minifree.org>
On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 10:19 PM Leah Rowe via libreplanet-discuss
<libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org> wrote:
> The sad thing is that RMS is one of the champions of womens rights in
> the free software world.
This is false. Both RMS and FSF's work on encouraging women, diversity
issues and inclusion has not been good enough. Just because there are
other sexist patriarchs in the FOSS movement does not make RMS a
champion ...
RMS grew up in a very patriarchal, and sexist society, and the
deliberate unrepentant silence on past mistakes has had its effect.
> He accepted my project (Libreboot) into the GNU project, after I came
> out as transgender for instance. It didn't phase him at all. Later on I
> accused him and others of stuff and the project was ejected from GNU;
This surprised me, because RMS was definitely aware of inclusion, and
diversity efforts (including trans issues) through GLUG Kolkata (of
which I was the coordinator all through). In fact activities initiated
through other Women in free software groups by me were cross posted
there.
>
> The thing is, I think Richard is probably high-functioning autistic...
> like me. He says stupid things sometimes, without taking into account
> how other people will feel (because he can't. which is OK. I don't
> understand other peoples emotions either).
That is no excuse.
> It makes me really sad that he was brutalized by the media so much. He
> didn't deserve any of the abuse he got.
A couple of reports are inaccurate, but many that have pointed out the
glaring mistakes made. RMS should listen to them.
As far as conspiracy theories are concerned some people from this
company ( https://fortune.com/2019/03/27/salesforce-lawsuit-backpage-sex-trafficking/)
tweeted few lines about RMS. .... minor stuff.
Best
A Mani
Prof.Dr.(Miss) A Mani
CU, ASL, AMS, ISRS, CLC, CMS, IEEE
Senior Member, International Rough Set Society
Homepage: http://www.logicamani.in
Blog: https://logicamani.blogspot.in/
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mani_A
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-09-26 0:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-09-24 17:42 Apologies 'smee via libreplanet-discuss
2019-09-24 17:56 ` Apologies Adrienne G. Thompson
2019-09-24 18:08 ` Apologies Aaron Wolf
2019-09-24 18:26 ` Apologies 'smee via libreplanet-discuss
2019-09-24 19:03 ` Apologies Adrienne G. Thompson
2019-09-25 14:29 ` Apologies Leah Rowe via libreplanet-discuss
2019-09-25 14:36 ` Apologies 'smee via libreplanet-discuss
2019-09-25 16:46 ` Apologies Leah Rowe via libreplanet-discuss
2019-09-25 16:51 ` Apologies Leah Rowe via libreplanet-discuss
2019-09-25 16:53 ` Apologies Leah Rowe via libreplanet-discuss
2019-09-25 20:21 ` Apologies Matt Ivie
2019-09-26 0:43 ` A. Mani [this message]
2019-09-26 0:49 ` Apologies Caleb Herbert
2019-09-26 13:17 ` Apologies A. Mani
2019-09-26 8:59 ` Apologies Federico Leva (Nemo)
2019-09-26 14:02 ` Apologies A. Mani
2019-09-26 15:53 ` Apologies Federico Leva (Nemo)
2019-09-25 13:25 ` Apologies Leah Rowe via libreplanet-discuss
2019-09-25 13:28 ` Apologies Leah Rowe via libreplanet-discuss
2019-09-25 14:56 ` Apologies Deb Nicholson
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