Don't list RMS as member of the Steering Committee(gcc.gnu.org) |
Don't list RMS as member of the Steering Committee(gcc.gnu.org) |
FSF has always been, and overtly so, about discouraging, preventing, and cancelling-by-social pressure tools with bad politics, not creating the best tools for people to use.
I would argue that, for a time, the focus was to create tools that abide by an ideology AND are the best at what they do.
>The GCC Steering Committee is committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for all, regardless of gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disabilities, neurodiversity, physical appearance, body size, ethnicity, nationality, race, age, religion, or similar personal characteristics.
Saying it isn't as good as doing it, but they certainly won't get to doing it without first saying it. Then they have to have somebody to remind them at each decision they make to check that it's actually consonant with their stated goals. It turns out to be surprisingly pervasive, in decisions that you don't even realize will impact that unless you go looking for it.
(Such as, to pick a random example, partnering with an organization with somebody who makes indiscriminate passes at women -- something every woman there knows, but that men either don't know about or don't understand the significance of.)
So, they start by making a statement about their goals. It's not good enough, but it's a necessary first step. It does mean a whole lot more when they take a concrete step, such as hiring somebody with the stated goal of pointing it out.