[edfletcher_t137]

"Perhaps you discount the benefits of white male privilege. You’re wrong. Of course I cannot speak from experience, but being female in a misogynistic environment is /exhausting/. Being non-white in a racist society is /exhausting/. You may think the current pre-release crunch is tiring – but it has an end and will stop. The adverse affects of white male privilege never stop."

"Our intent is to be welcoming, but RMS’s toxicity is repellent. We might not desire that toxicity reflect upon us, but it does. Our intent may be good, but intent is not important – impact is, and /harm is being done/. Fix it."

https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc/2021-March/235091.html

[edfletcher_t137]

“RMS is no longer a developer of GCC, the most recent commit I can find regards SCO in 2003. Prior to that there were commits in 1997, but significantly less than 1994 and earlier. GCC’s implementation language is now C++, which I believe RMS neither uses nor likes. When was RMS’ most recent positive input to the GCC project? Even if it was recent and significant, that doesn’t mean his toxic behavior should be accepted.“