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+title: ரிச்சர்ட் ஸ்டால்மனுக்கு ஆதரவு கடிதம்
+description: ரிச்சர்ட் ஸ்டால்மன் FSF சேர்வ ஆதரவு கடிதம் Free Software Foundation
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+2021-03-23
+
+Richard M. Stallman, frequently known as RMS,
+has been a driving force in the free software
+movement for decades, with contributions including
+the GNU operating system and Emacs.
+
+Recently, there have been vile online attacks 
+looking to remove him from the FSF board of directors 
+for expressing his personal opinions. We have watched 
+this happen before in an organized fashion with other 
+prominent free software activists and programmers. 
+We will not stand idly this time, when an icon 
+of this community is attacked.
+
+FSF is an autonomous body that is capable of treating 
+its members in a fair, unbiased fashion, and should not 
+give in to external social pressures. We urge the 
+FSF to consider the arguments against RMS objectively 
+and to truly understand the meaning of his words and actions.
+
+Historically, RMS has been expressing his views in ways 
+that upset many people. He is usually more focused on the 
+philosophical underpinnings, and pursuing the objective 
+truth and linguistic purism, while underemphasising people's 
+feelings on matters he's commenting on. This makes his arguments 
+vulnerable to misunderstanding and misrepresentation, something 
+which we feel is happening in the open letter calling for his removal. 
+His words need to be interpreted in this context and 
+taking into account that more often than not, 
+he is not looking to put things diplomatically.
+
+Regardless, Stallman's opinions on the matters 
+he is being persecuted over are not relevant to 
+his ability to lead a community such as the FSF. 
+Furthermore, he is entitled to his opinions just 
+as much as anyone else. Members and supporters do not 
+have to agree with his opinions, but should respect 
+his right to freedom of thought and speech.
+
+**To the FSF:**
+
+Removing RMS will hurt FSF's image and will deal 
+a significant blow to the momentum of the free software movement.
+We urge you to consider your actions carefully,
+as what you will decide will have a serious impact
+on the future of the software industry.
+
+
+**To the ambush mob who is ganging up on Richard Stallman over 
+reasonable arguments in debate and various opinions and beliefs
+voiced over decades as a public figure:**
+    
+You have no part in choosing the leadership of any communities. 
+Especially not via another mob attack which does not remotely 
+resemble a fairly conducted debate as exemplified 
+by better people such as Richard Stallman.
+
+To sign, please [submit a pull
+request](https://github.com/rms-support-letter/rms-support-letter.github.io/pulls).
+To sign without using Github, you can:
+- Send a signed patch to [signrms@prog.cf](mailto:signrms@prog.cf) 
+- Or to [~tyil/rms-support@lists.sr.ht](mailto:~tyil/rms-support@lists.sr.ht).
+- Or add your signature here: [https://codeberg.org/rms-support-letter/rms-support-letter/issues/1](https://codeberg.org/rms-support-letter/rms-support-letter/issues/1)