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by nescioquid 1793 days ago
It sounds like they have a legal premise and they want to work out the implications, not to open up discussion to every quibble about the FSF's values. Having an opinion on the legal issues around their licenses and values seems sort of essential to what the organization does.

The word "unbiased" seems to be doing a lot of heavy work in your comment. The FSF is inherently biased towards its project -- how is that a problem?

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> The word "unbiased" seems to be doing a lot of heavy work in your comment. The FSF is inherently biased towards its project -- how is that a problem?

That's straw-man, I never said (nor do I think) FSF should not be biased towards its project.

However, I would be more willing to trust the results of this call if I had confidence that all solid arguments are presented, even if they're not aligned with FSF's agenda. Hiding them won't make them disappear - you might as well get as informed as possible about the issue, especially if you care deeply about the issue and agree with the FSF.