2026-11-08 14:23 UTC
@Gargron@mastodon.social @sstephenson@indieweb.social The reply is illuminating.
"i went back and read the gnu manifesto and the sections on philosophy at the fsf website, something i haven't done for quite some time. i was convinced I would find something to support the idea that the fsf's mission, while focused on software, is in support of the greater mission of human liberty. but you are right. i was gravely mistaken."
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2026-11/msg00197.html
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@pkal@social.sdfeu.org 2026-11-08 14:46
@acf@masto.alancfrancis.com @Gargron@mastodon.social @sstephenson@indieweb.social The FSF/GNU has generally always been more in favour of having an alliance of people that set aside their differences to fight for something they have a common interest in. Others decide to have a more concrete, holistic worldview that relates their specific concerns to broader values. I think both the diverse and uniform approaches are valid and respectable, they just have different strategic advantages and costs.