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   Matthew Garrett (mjg59@nondeterministic.computer)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-2024 21:25:25 JST Matthew Garrett

   Loving the "RMS isn't as bad as Trump, so why are you complaining" vibes the internet is giving me today

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     Matthew Garrett (mjg59@nondeterministic.computer)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-2024 21:25:23 JST Matthew Garrett

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     After Eben Moglen threatened to ruin someone's career at an FSF event, RMS (a) threatened to overrule any staff who attempted to enforce the event code of conduct against him and (b) overruled any attempt to disclose Eben's behaviour to his employer, a university where Eben has teaching responsibilities for undergraduates

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     Matthew Garrett (mjg59@nondeterministic.computer)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-2024 21:25:31 JST Matthew Garrett

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     RMS isn't some sort of nefarious evil actor, but nor is he merely socially awkward. His excuse for covering up Eben's behaviour was that it was politically advantageous to do so. Sure, other humans might suffer as a result, but free software would benefit, so.

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