Working together and gaining trust

Alexandre Oliva oliva@gnu.org
Tue Feb 17 23:50:32 GMT 2026


On Feb 17, 2026, Siddhesh Poyarekar <siddhesh@gotplt.org> wrote:

> say that we will ensure that if we're made aware of anything that goes 
> against the principles of our community (which implicitly includes
> Free Software principles) we will do whatever it takes to remedy that, 
> including moving infrastructure out if needed.

That's great news.  Can you share what has changed recently that brought
about this commitment to avoid the various means of denying users
control over their computing, from NDAs and denial of sorce code and
restrictive licenses to technical measures and SaaSS arrangements so as
to preserve our freedoms?

Or are you using the term "Free Software principles" in a twisted,
narrowed-down way to fit a narrative?


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