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I don't know anything about the current goings on, but I read Wingo's blog for his fascinating technical insights. He has written some controversial things on hiring and collaboration that I do not agree with but do find helpful to understand what he's writing here about RMS:

https://wingolog.org/archives/2017/09/04/the-hardest-thing-a...

https://wingolog.org/archives/2017/09/05/a-new-interview-que...

Edit: The important takeaway for me is that he regards a host of project-unrelated views, including pro-free-speech views, as disqualifying.

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Never heard of this guy before.

I read the email that this post links to, and thought he seemed fairly reasonable, even if he seemed to be airing some dirty laundry that didn't seem to do much other than to stir up drama.

Now that I read the two articles you posted, I feel unsure of who is in the wrong here. As someone who almost certainly falls into a part of the political spectrum that he views as "problematic", I feel less inclined to take his plight seriously...

I'm not sure either of these blog posts are relevant. To my knowledge he's not accused Mark Weaver of being either a fascist or a sexist.

As some of the comments in the linked articles explain, he seems to uncharitably read into comments people make. He assumes the worst in people and then publicly paints them as personae non gratae based on what may be, at best, a mischaracterization.

I can't say I disagree with your take on the matter, but I don't think airing anybody's personality flaws on HN is in the best interests of Guile or GNU. The individuals involved are probably already aware of each other's personality quirks and don't need this forum to help them discuss the matter.

I think they are relevant to his discussion of RMS, not his discussion of Mike Weaver.

I read the e-mail thread and was trying to understand its relationship to the ongoing public arguments over the leadership of GNU. Andy Wingo's blog posts seemed to illumine his perspective in that debate.

His criticism of Stallmans leadership is almost entirely based on Stallmans blog posts that are independent of the GNU project. Seems fair that his leadership should be questioned in the same way doesn't it?

That hiring post was absolutely insane. I hope I never have to work with someone as ridiculously minded as that author.

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