Freedom Includes the Liberty to Disagree (and be Listened to, Not Censored)
The Free software movement has multiple "angles" to it. It has multiple "spokespeople" (unappointed, unofficial; it's not a corporation). It has differences, e.g. opinions vary somewhat. There is also a consensus however: the world would be better off if people, companies and governments shared code and allowed a flow (sharing) to be mutual, curtail hoarding, and benefit end users. Andy wrote a number of articles related to this lately. The latest is about what he has dubbed "Dick Tech" (nothing to do with sex; think along the lines of, "don't be a dick").
In IRC we have been having fruitful conversations lately about what it means to have a free/libre kernel like Linux-libre whose pertinent contributions (commits) are increasingly slop and what it means when projects have dependencies or imported modules/libraries that are slop-ware (or became that way due to permissive policies that tolerate plagiarism, time-wasting, and abject lack of quality control).
The last thing we want is a Free software movement which is like a religion or cult - wherein we have "priests" (or de facto rulers) whose opinion and/or authority cannot be questioned.
In the Free software movement we foster Free Speech and Freedom of the Press. That's why the Free software movement is turning 43 a couple of months from now. Freedom is our collective strength. It carries us forward. █
Image source: Harry S. Truman