From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com (us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com [216.205.24.124]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B777385800F for ; Fri, 26 Mar 2021 21:34:37 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 3B777385800F Received: from mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (mimecast-mx01.redhat.com [209.132.183.4]) (Using TLS) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP id us-mta-505-TnOwxyz-PNCOrnKzyv62Cg-1; Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:34:34 -0400 X-MC-Unique: TnOwxyz-PNCOrnKzyv62Cg-1 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx02.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.12]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C9099501F7; Fri, 26 Mar 2021 21:34:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from t14s.localdomain (ovpn-112-18.phx2.redhat.com [10.3.112.18]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CF6A60C4A; Fri, 26 Mar 2021 21:34:32 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <1834a5c6701104b38b6de1730b898575facb2840.camel@redhat.com> Subject: Re: Remove RMS from the GCC Steering Committee From: David Malcolm To: Jonathan Wakely , Nathan Sidwell Cc: GCC Development Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:34:31 -0400 In-Reply-To: References: User-Agent: Evolution 3.38.3 (3.38.3-1.fc33) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.12 X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, score=-7.5 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: gcc@gcc.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Gcc mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 21:34:38 -0000 On Fri, 2021-03-26 at 20:51 +0000, Jonathan Wakely via Gcc wrote: > On Fri, 26 Mar 2021, 20:03 Nathan Sidwell, wrote: > > > > > Dear members of the GCC Steering Committee (SC),  I ask you to > > remove > > Richard > > Stallman (RMS) from the SC, or, should you chose not to do so, make > > a > > clear > > statement as to why he remains. > > > > I second Nathan's request, and agree with everything he said. To any observers seeing this email unfamiliar with the project, I wanted to note that Jonathan is currently one of the most prolific contributors to GCC, showing up as #2 on this list for commit count to GCC over the last year, with 590 commits: https://www.openhub.net/p/gcc/contributors?query=&time_span=&sort=twelve_month_commits [1] I too second Nathan's request, and agree with what he said. (Nathan shows up as #7 on that list, and Marek who has also replied whilst I've been writing this shows up as #9; I'm #11 on that list). > It's important for GCC today, and for potential future contributors. Agreed. I own an autographed copy of RMS's book from when I used to look up to him, but, frankly, I think the cause of Free Software would have been helped greatly by him taking retirement from the FSF/GNU at least a decade ago. I should note that I'm writing this in a personal capacity, not on behalf of Red Hat, though FWIW Red Hat has said the following on the matter of RMS's return to the FSF board: https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-statement-about-richard-stallmans-return-free-software-foundation-board Now to get back to fixing bugs... Dave [1] actually the 12 month period ending 2 months ago, since that was the last time the project was rescanned by openhub