+bonifartius 𒂼𒄄
FSF is the real deal. unlike the usurpers from my side of the atlantic.
@bonifartius@qoto.org The FSFE does a lot of good things too, but I am indeed more concerned with the possibility of outside influence with that organisation
@bonifartius
The FSFE is plagued with blatant bad actors and corporate agents, which can be seen as such even on Fediverse.
I remember that stupid lady, bitching about the GPL being "too well written" and proposing worse, weaker licenses instead "because the average user can't understand GPL", which is patently false. I take a peek at her profile and it turns out it's some big name on the FSFE. The FSFE should be replaced by another, proper group that does more rigorous selection on who's allowed to represent them, because corporate agents like these do nothing but to fuck shit up all the time.
@sally@freesoftwareextremist.com @bonifartius@qoto.org I know exactly who you're talking about and I was the one who responded to that post first about why she was wrong.
She was in fact not a "big name" or part of the council. She was part time contractor at the FSFE.
@sally@freesoftwareextremist.com @bonifartius@qoto.org There are many bad things I say about the FSFE like how they got caught up at the wrong side of the Stallman drama and other things like that.
But I still think the FSFE existing is a net positive for promoting the use free software in the European Union. I especially support their "Public Money? Public Code!" campaign.
@bonifartius
Can you mention one example where their campaign achieved something other than good PR for themselves?
@sally@freesoftwareextremist.com @bonifartius@qoto.org The FSFE has played in key roles in many EU legislation. They do a lot of lobbying. Of course there is no way to tell if these things would've ever happened without the FSFE, but I do know that they played a role in these.
Like for example in the EU we have router freedom in most countries now.
We also have laws that state that rooting your phone no longer voids your warranty.
Software patents are also mostly illegal in the EU.
On top of that the FSFE provides legal support for many people, such as winning antitrust lawsuits against Microsoft and other GPL violators.
@SuperDicq @sally i'm not convinced that "doing good" by lobbying is enough if the organization is morally bankrupt, participating in politically motivated witch hunts.
ino the beauty of the GPL is that it's a private contract, not a law. so the legal support is about the only thing i think is really good (bet they won't finance fighting GPL violations of projects made by people they don't like? ;)
