Upcoming Series About the Campaign to 'Disappear' the Father of GNU/Linux

posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 20, 2024

RECENTLY we received a lot of material about the person who had announced GNU in 1983. We've decided there's too much in there for a single article, so some time in the coming week we plan to write a short series about this matter.

Richard Stallman is an imperfect person. Every person is an imperfect person. We'll let readers judge for themselves what's just and what's unjust.

We're in no hurry to start this series. It is not time-sensitive and it's best done when the time is right. Today we have Julian Assange's fate to focus on [1, 2]. █

What’s At Stake in Julian Assange’s Extradition Trial: If the UK sends him back to America, nobody should feel safe calling authority to account or scrutinizing those who hide behind the veil of power.

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