My primarly fear with people calling for rexamination of the values of the Free Software movement is that it will be gutted. It's a truly frightening prospect. The thing that makes Free Software different from "open source" is that it *is* radical, and there is no pretending that Free Software is not a political issue to a certain extend. "Open Source" folks seem to sacrifice a lot for the sake of getting along with evil companies, and I really don't want that to infect libre software.
@polarisfm
Of course. There is NO need to change the values of free software. Free Software needs strong proponents, just as it is. Free Software also only concerns software, not any social interactions. It does not say anything about inclusion or exclusion of people. That's not what it is concerned with. It is a separate issue.
So hands off free software please.
Reexamime culture in programing, go ahead, very good thing. But keep the word free software out of it, less you destroy more than fix
@polarisfm
Is what I think should, very agressively, be told the people who want to reform here, because the danger that water-downers hide among them, is high.
