re all,

perhaps interesting to perceive the atmosphere, no trolling intended and please
consider we shall not fight, rather seek undersanding and claim respect and the
right to have different opinions than "the majority".

At Libreplanet (the GNU/FSF conference) today someone (who?? thanks for that!)
asked RMS about what he thinks of systemd. Few of us can afford to be there
however from a twit by FSF member John Sullivan I apprehend the Q&A:

@johns_FSF
"RMS, do you have an opinion about systemd?" "No. I know it's free
software, so you can make your own opinion about it." #lp2015

follows up Stefano Zacchiroli (former Debian leader and present board
member of OSI):

@zacchiro
achievement unlocked: #systemd troll brilliantly averted by rms during
#libreplanet keynote

a statement by a renown public speaker that clearly leads the public perception
of someone making a question to RMS about systemd as being automatically a
troll, just for the fact such a question is being asked.

I've replied myself, via the @DevuanOrg twit account:

is asking a question about #systemd now considered trolling? wow. #minculpop

also later asking John:

did someone explained how #Hurd is affected?
https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/open_issues/systemd.html … ...and uclibc etc.
FWIW (no trolling intended)

and I'm serious: I'd like to hear the *opinion* (which we are all free to have)
of the GNU leaders on these matters, considering the aforementioned
implications, which I'm not sure RMS has acknowledged.

I understand perfectly RMS answer above which is rather sane: he is separating
the power of his role in that particular moment (setting the "ethical bar" on
free software for people listening) with the fact we can all have opinions.
This is something a good leader should do, rather than bully somoene for making
an uncomfortable question....

What I want to make here is an exortation to everyone reading: if we really
think something needs to be done about systemd, please do your best in putting
forward your opinion, avoiding to impose it or to aggressively wave it in front
of everyone. If bullied please stand firmly by the right you have to have a
different opinion and to debate it in the public. I think we need to state this
because what Stefano and others are doing in this occasion is bullying people
with different opinions, labeling them as trolls (and therefore enemies of the
community) and ultimately denying there can even be a debate about systemd,
spreading fear in anyone willing to debate it.

I think this is totally unacceptable for a free society, that's why I label it
as MinCulPop attitude, which ultimately was the fascist authority which
established what can be debated, something Italians remember very well:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Popular_Culture

ciao


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