GNOME and the free software movement

[Richard Stallman <rms gnu org>]

In general, a free program that runs in a completely free system is a
contribution to freedom; but GNOME is special: it was launched
specifically to defend our freedom.  We stated GNOME to blunt the
danger of the (then) non-free QT library.  I think most GNOME users
and developers today are not aware of this.

I would like to ask the candidates for the board to state their views
on how GNOME can work with the broader free software movement
for the advance of computer users' freedom.