From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-wm1-x332.google.com (mail-wm1-x332.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::332]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6E4E7385703C for ; Sun, 28 Mar 2021 13:19:23 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 6E4E7385703C Received: by mail-wm1-x332.google.com with SMTP id z6-20020a1c4c060000b029010f13694ba2so5300228wmf.5 for ; Sun, 28 Mar 2021 06:19:23 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=fE7TcCmTAGDsiaZBIHe44KvczLfdvloJ6murWhlaGgA=; b=Ka5NAppfcdJa7dAbAx0Fly6PF7mg7yW8FJal0bwjnldBEiczssJUsKBHDFxJaqwUI/ KCApyZEFpfuKOueIFgYOfTDlAhl3UTOWEV+OIQvwB+P4i9QUVurPLmaZrICKRWFsK9MM G8EsQ4JT0me675fkVec0bj0nJf/6yr4jX+/Tttqn9bkgYXWEOV5pg/T2Lavyzj4jQyJm XBXKvPorqa47r9YUKbq0OfWOyHtwv8izh617w+XazW0YKH5Gop7ei1ZuZbY3wXvhCUCt LWajsZLvVHmeVKuYSlcnXoMBP8lYvcDv6a1LTA7HRLt5+2eurrRcVpJCI690CVzt6Gtz 8mHg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM5303nhDzJQA2mECpZ5av+HDHAt7TRNexNlEojG83sDVVxvobvuQ9 9lg1vXSU/2UGSWfYg0VSr6YEGn/tbRPAUBeOUMk= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJzfukjZU8h0xrB1TFMiUwEc4M0jrjp5HfsuJ+RQZpl55A2bF6wyFPI02eJeXUjR0JFhXkPj4vSyWv5FBj5c514= X-Received: by 2002:a7b:c7ca:: with SMTP id z10mr20565975wmk.117.1616937562548; Sun, 28 Mar 2021 06:19:22 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20210328124744.GQ2685@wildebeest.org> In-Reply-To: <20210328124744.GQ2685@wildebeest.org> From: Jonathan Wakely Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2021 14:19:11 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Remove RMS from the GCC Steering Committee To: Mark Wielaard Cc: GCC Development , Nathan Sidwell X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, 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 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.29 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: Sun, 28 Mar 2021 13:19:25 -0000 On Sun, 28 Mar 2021, 13:50 Mark Wielaard, wrote: > RMS actively undermines those who try to make our community a little > bit more welcoming. Violating anti-harassment policies of > conferences. Even those from the FSF by claiming to be above those > policies because of his leadership position or using his position to > tell staff they cannot enforce such policies against others. Because > he is against enforcing any anti-harassment policy some GNU > mailinglist is currently being used to organize a doxing campaign > (publishing photos, address and calls to report to the local police > station to get her house raided and arrested) for simply saying the > same things we are discussing here now. > > I witnessed something similar recently when we had setup the > mailinglist to discuss improving governance of the GNU project. When a > female GNU (GCC) volunteer spoke up she got attacked and harassed. We > told the harassers that was totally unacceptable and blocked them from > sending more emails to the list. RMS arranged for those people to get > unblocked to continue their hate campaign on the public GNU list so > they could "defend him and the GNU project". That was followed by a > torrent of hate to the list making any discussion impossible and > making women feel like they were specifically targeted. He still > hasn't learned that his words and actions are dog whistles for > misogynists, transphobics and racists. This really has to stop. > We even have a GNU maintainer* with no link to GCC sending abusive emails in this thread, because he feels such harassment is acceptable. * He is listed as maintainer on gnu.org despite the project having no public release and an empty repo. It looks like vapourware that only exists in his head, but he's still a proud "GNU maintainer". If that's who GNU welcomes, count me out.