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1. trashHeap (trashheap@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 13-Sep-2019 08:04:34 EDT trashHeap

   Well Richard Stallman, founder of free software and the GNU project is going around defending MIT professors who participating the Epstein sex assault ring; from student protestors.

   I think it's important when people, even leaders in your community do this sort of thing; that they are criticized.

   Honestly, it pains me to say it, but free software has to be bigger than richard stallmen. Its time, probably past time for him to step down.

   https://medium.com/@selamie/remove-richard-stallman-fec6ec210794

   1. tomasino (tomasino@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Friday, 13-Sep-2019 08:23:57 EDT tomasino

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      @trashHeap he's been on the wrong side of sexual issues for his entire career. He's defended paedophilia in the past.

      It's important to remember that being a leader in one area, even a visionary, doesn't mean you're not an absolute idiot in others. He should be criticized for this freely and will hopefully learn from it.