The Debian GNU/Linux project has voted to stay out of the controversy over Free Software Foundation founder Richard Stallman rejoining the board in March, by backing the option of not releasing a statement on the issue as an organisation.
This option was one of seven that developers voted on in a general resolution over the fortnight from 4 April onwards.
Stallman announced on 19 March, during the FSF’s annual LibrePlanet conference, that he was rejoining the board. He had stepped down in 2019, following controversy over remarks he made about the victims of the late Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier and convicted sex offender.
Several past Debian leaders and also individual developers have signed a petition calling for…
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