Re: New maintainer

[David Kastrup]

"John Wiegley" <address@hidden> writes:

>>>>>> David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Uh, it's the fundamental tenet of the GNU project. Free Software's value
>> does not rest on relative benefits and virtues but on the fundamental
>> software freedoms. The stance of the FSF fundamentally differs from that of
>> the "Open Source" software camp which tries to paint Free Software as a
>> superior development model, consequently giving a nod to proprietary
>> software as long as it is successful.
>
> Thanks for clarifying that, David, I very much appreciate your tone of
> presentation.
>
>> The whole point of GNU is the non-acceptance of software denying the users
>> the fundamental software freedoms. This constitutes a moral judgment and as
>> such is indistinguishable from "demonizing opponents" or at the very least
>> damning their actions.
>
> Then I respectfully withdraw myself as a candidate for
> maintainer. Damning by implication is one thing; setting out to defame
> other organizations in order to make one's own appear the standard of
> virtue is something else entirely, and I do not wish to be associated
> with such methods.
>
> Thanks to all for their supporting words and encouragement, and to the
> FSF for having this frank and open discussion with me on the issues
> that matter.

Let me make clear here that I do not speak for the FSF and am neither a
member nor a representative of it.  So nothing I say constitutes any
official statement by the FSF.  I merely spent enough time discussing
such matters that I believe myself to rarely end up far off the mark.

-- 
David Kastrup