After some considerations, I have decided to remove my signature from this support letter, as I disagree with the confronting closing remark: "To the ambush mob [...] You have no part in choosing the leadership of any communities." and "better people"
With all due respect to everyone who has been offended by Richard Stallman, feels oppressed by him, or is negatively affected by his views - every single such person has to be heard, their fears and sorrows been taken into account, and appropriate action been taken. As such, I am in full support of requiring the FSF board to instate an investigation committee, take letters from anyone affected, and hear these cases (including RMS' position). - This is a quote I fully agree with https://web.archive.org/web/20210326134235/https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io/issues/2285
The "open" rejection letter was instead designed to polarize and destruct, with inappropriate threats and vast demands all unsupported by a weak appendix. I'm sorry for falling for that polarization. As many others, I was perplexed to see their organizers *censor* every single attempt at a constructive discussion (see https://web.archive.org/web/20210326190340/https://github.com/rms-support-letter/rms-support-letter.github.io/issues/175). It turned out their approach was already breaking the code of conduct of their own organizations and several state laws (https://web.archive.org/web/20210326075456/https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io/issues/2250) - no wonder they caused outrage. Any judgement should be done with laws. Hence I strongly condemn the organizers of that campaign, urging everyone to deescalate, carefully analyze such manipulation, and demand a truly all-inclusive & democratic solution.
Patrick Spek
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