Re: RMS candidacy (was: Re: 10 Questions for All Candidates)

[Bart Decrem <bart linuxone co kr>]

Andy Tai wrote:

> I don't think the concern over RMS makes sense.  The
> fact that RMS is willing to run for the board is
> itself a respect for the democratic process of the
> GNOME Foundation. He is not getting treated
> differently than anyone else, through his place in the
> history of free software and the GNU Project is
> unparalleled. He will not have more power than anyone
> else on the board over GNOME-related matters, if the
> GNOME Foundation works as designed.  
I guess you haven't had the pleasure of working with RMS.  I guarantee 
you that he will have ZERO interest in dealing with the issue that we 
need to address to make GNOME successful (btw, he hasn't bothered to 
answer the questions that Daniel Veillard asked him on this list several 
weeks ago) and will focus 100% of his energy on irrelevant side-battles 
("open source" is evil etc...).  And he is really loud and belligerant 
and doesn't respect process.  

Again, if you want to express your support for RMS, his values and what 
he stands for, may I suggest you make a contribution to the FSF instead?

Bart

> --- George <jirka 5z com> wrote:
> I think there is not, and there shouldn't
>
> > be, any real power that the
> > board has over ordinary GNOME people.  It's role is
> > purely diplomatic
> > and administrative.  At least that's what I think of
> > the board as, but not
> > having been on the board, I don't know.
> >
> > George
>
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