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einpoklum 3 days ago

I know about how Stallman was attacked; there's this website describing things:

https://stallmansupport.org/#intro

and a bunch of HN pages:

* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26535224

* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3417033

* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20989696

* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21103133

but can you perhaps post links to text about the other figures?

hollerith 3 days ago | parent [-]

When Eric Raymond, who is no longer officially involved in the Open Source Initiative (which he cofounded in 1998 or 1999 or so) addressed a forum of its members, OSI officials or forum officials banned him from the forum and invited anyone who felt traumatized by Eric's words or merely by his appearance on the forum to come forward.

einpoklum 2 days ago | parent [-]

What did he address that forum about, that caused this reaction? What was the claim against him?

hollerith 20 hours ago | parent [-]

I forget what he addressed the forum about. This happened about 7 y ago.

ESR writes a blog where he extolls libertarianism and is often skeptical of political progressivism.