Jean, what was your proposal to improve FSF? Aaron Paul Deb and I believe a
few others have had their ideas come through via this list.

On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 10:03 AM Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> wrote:

> * Danny Spitzberg <stationaery@gmail.com> [2021-03-31 19:25]:
> >    Below, history of the FSF union and how it was intentionally created
> to
> >    overcome bad behavior and poor leadership from RMS (he didn’t believe
> >    in time of to mourn dead family members?!). A healthy and sustainable
> >    FSF is important for the free/libre software movement. And... It’s
> >    healthy to have constructive criticism. It shows trust and interest.
> >    FSF Can become better. And from this narrative, it sounds like several
> >    staff and board members struggled to make that happen, instead of
> >    simply denying grievances.
>
> FSF is private nonprofit foundation, not public. Thus it works by its
> legal statutes, not by public decisions. Though management
> listens. But they are not bound by anything from outside but law.. It
> is not democratic, and not necessarily transparent. Financial reports
> are transparent by the law, what is happening inside and internally is
> their own business.
>
> Matters are straight that way.
>
> Me or you, as not being on board, not having any votes, we can discuss
> all day long, it is not in our authority, and it is useless discussion
> that will not convert even one computer to free software.
>
> >    “RMS created non-safe spaces at both MIT & the FSF. When I was at the
> >    FSF, RMS had little to no empathy for the staff. The FSF was not a
> >    healthy, functional workplace. We formed a union to help protect
> >    ourselves from RMS — he controlled our pay, benefits, and workplace
> >    conditions.
>
> It is very interesting, that my proposal on how to improve the FSF was
> rejected by moderator, but this type of yet another bullying passes
> through.
>
> How about moderator to tell us on the list, why is this allowed, and
> my writing not allowed?
>
> Why you not tell to this person "to take it up with FSF" like how you
> told to me "to take it up with FSF"?
>
> Moderator should not be there just to delete and block some of emails
> and pass the others, that is unfair, as you are moderating it
> politically, thus passing other emails related to FSF.
>
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> Jean
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