25: Governance, Leadership, and Founder's Syndrome

FOSS and Crafts

English - March 28, 2021 23:05 - 87.5 MB
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What story does an institution tell about itself?
To whom does a governance structure and its leadership serve?
To what degree are leaders within a governing institution subject
or exempt to the rules of the governed?
We use this framework to discuss the unexpected announcement of Richard
Stallman's re-appointment to the FSF board, by the FSF board.

Content warning: depression and sexual harassment are both mentioned
in this episode.

Links:

Founder's Syndrome
(Wikipedia article)

Statement on the Re-election of Richard Stallman to the FSF Board by the EFF

An open letter to remove Richard M. Stallman from all leadership positions

Microblog post expressing lack of foreknowledge of announcement by FSF staff and Libreplanet volunteers

Not The First Time We Tried (FSF, GNU, RMS, etc.) by Sumana Harihareswara

Kat Walsh's statement of making arguments in opposition to RMS's reinstatement to the board (Twitter version) and announcement of resignation (Twitter version)

The Free Software Foundation and Richard Stallman by Benjamin Mako Hill, longtime FOSS advocate, former member of FSF board

Programming is Forgetting: Toward a New Hacker Ethic

Documentation of accusations of women being harassed by RMS

Political cartoon between RMS and Chris from when Chris was in college