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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It really kind of does. If the author is so ashamed of the work that they won’t sign it, that speaks volumes.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Ummm or the authors are concerned about retribution because stallman and the FSF are very powerful in the FOSS community, and I think it's reasonably likely that they would be sued (seemingly with poor grounds) or harassed online for publishing it.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

This would only really make sense if they were trying to throw around the weight of the authors, which they clearly are not. Who makes these points is irrelevant when it's simply highlighting rms' own words and linking to them directly. Why should I care who wrote it?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You can say that speaks volumes about the character of the author (though you are the one assigning said "shame"). You were asking why this report deserves credence. The points raised in the report have citations such that you can decide where you fall on the presented issues.