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-title: Libreboot left the GNU project on 15 September 2016 
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-
-A [transgender](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender) employee at the FSF
-was being bullied by another transphobic employee. When the transgender
-employee filed a complaint, they were fired because the complaint was seen as
-troublemaking.
-
-It didn't seem to even matter to them that the individual in question was a
-hard worker at - and a huge supporter of - the organisation for many years.
-
-There are transgender libreboot developers who denounce this discrimination as
-disgusting. As such, libreboot left GNU (funded by the FSF) in protest. 
-
-The FSF lied in response to allegations
-----------------------------------------
-
-The FSF issued this [public
-statement](https://www.fsf.org/news/free-software-foundation-statement),
-denying all allegations and wishing their former employee well. This is to be
-expected to save face -- regardless of the truth.
-
-Statement from another former FSF employee
-------------------------------------------
-
-**This is not the trans person that was fired, but left the FSF shortly
-before the event occured. There were closely involved with other staff
-members at the FSF and witnessed what was going on**
-
-This is based on private IRC conversations with them, during the
-incident.
-
-The individual, who also left the FSF, said it's unsettling that this
-was permitted to go on, having been aware of the disputes between the
-fired trans person and Stephen Mahood, the transphobic bully. They
-agreed with Leah that Stephen is transphobic, and had been aware of
-Stephen bullying the fired trans person after discovering (somehow) that
-they were trans. Types of abuses included humiliating the trans person
-during work hours, consorting with other employees to try and find their
-old name, misgendering them, saying bad things about them to management,
-etc, until they were fired. He said: In most organisations, there are
-ways to mediate disputes. At the FSF, there is no middle management, no
-HR and the board of directors more or less only communicates with the
-executive director. Individual staff members are never consulted about
-anything. There is little or no oversight of employee morale by the
-board of directors; instead, employees are left on their own to manage
-everything. The fight between Stephen and the trans person who was fired
-had been going on for a long time, before John Sullivan finally looked
-into it, months too late. This sort of mismanagement is unacceptable at
-an organisation like the FSF. In most organisations, there are ways to
-handle situations like this and prevent them from happening. Stephen is
-toxic to the FSF and extremely negative. **Why doesn't the FSF keep a
-closer eye on its own internal affairs, especially relations between
-staff members? Why does the FSF not have a department for managing
-disputes?**
-
-The trans person who was fired had also found an old HR record from the
-FSF, regarding another transgender person who was *not hired* at the
-FSF, because according to the FSF, they *looked weird* in their job
-interview. This must have been someone who was early in their transition
-and therefore didn't pass well in their desired gender role.
-Transphobic and sexist discrimination at the FSF is rampant, and has
-existed long before Stephen Mahood, John Sullivan and Ruben Rodriguez
-joined the organisations; in other words, those three people are merely as bad
-as those who came before them, in this regard. The FSF has long had issues
-internally with equality issues, regardless of safe space policies that they
-have at their conferences.
-
-The FSF needs better policies for its staff, to prevent situations like this in
-the future, and that needs to be something that is discussed by the board of
-directors. It is completely unacceptable that situations like this are
-permitted to occur, even more so that policies in place to protect transgender
-people are not enforced within the organisation.
-
-Refusal to let go
------------------------------
-
-In the worst act of insult and contempt possible, the GNU project wrongly made
-the claim that Leah Rowe herself had now forked GNU Libreboot, and that
-libreboot was still a GNU project. They wrongly claimed that Leah had merely
-*stepped down as GNU Libreboot maintainer*.
-
-This is false. Leah is still Libreboot's maintainer, and still does
-most of the work, including on managing the project and handling
-releases. The GNU project decided to insult her by claiming otherwise,
-that somehow the GNU project had a moral right to keep libreboot under
-its umbrella.
-
-The discussion happened on the gnu-prog-discuss mailing list, which is
-not open to the public (authentication is required to view the archives
-online). We therefore make the discussion available for people to see.
-
-Leah Rowe sent this message to the GNU Prog mailing list, asking for the
-mailing lists to be deactivated because libreboot was setting up its own
-mailing lists instead. It also generally asks GNU to formally drop
-libreboot from its umbrella:
-
-    Please delete my "lr" account on the GNU Savannah website. I do not want
-    this account anymore.
-
-    Please keep the mailing list archives for libreboot@gnu.org and
-    libreboot-dev@gnu.org - but disable people from registering on the
-    mailing list, and disable any new posts from being sent to the mailing
-    list. I want the archives of the mailing lists kept for historical
-    purposes, because there's a lot of technical discussion and history in
-    there, and I want this preserved for the time being.
-
-    I'm currently working on setting up my own server, as and when I can, to
-    self-host a mailing list directly on libreboot.org infrastructure, which
-    is under my own control and expense.
-
-    Once I have this fully setup, what I would like is for a 301 redirect on
-    the HTTP HTML archive pages to redirect to the new one that I create,
-    once it's online, and, further, for an email forwarder on libreboot& and
-    libreboot-dev& to redirect to the new mailing list. However, I have not
-    yet set up the new lists so such a redirect at the moment would not make
-    much sense. I'll contact the FSF and GNU project at a later date once
-    I'm ready for this redirect to exist.
-
-    Further, if possible, can someone send me a dump of all data and
-    configuration for the libreboot& and libreboot-dev& lists? This will
-    make it easier for me to simply import everything into the new list,
-    including subscriptions and so on (otherwise, I have a list of all
-    currently registered members on the list, saved locally).
-
-    Please note that I do not resent the GNU project, just certain people at
-    the FSF. Those people have huge influence there and since the FSF funds
-    GNU.... https://libreboot.org/gnu/ explains why libreboot has left GNU.
-    The requests above are part of libreboot's departure from GNU.
-
-    I also ask that libreboot be removed from gnu.org/software/, and for the
-    libreboot page on the FSF free software directory to no longer say that
-    libreboot is a GNU project.
-
-    I further request that the GNU project does not fork libreboot, nor
-    accept any forks of libreboot into GNU, as this would be an even bigger
-    insult on top of the existing one where the FSF lied publicly in
-    response to libreboot.org/gnu
-
-Several GNU maintainers then replied on the list, claiming that libreboot was
-still a GNU project and that Leah had merely *stepped down as maintainer* and
-that they would appoint a new maintainer for GNU Libreboot. They further
-insulted the libreboot project by stating that RMS has the ultimate say, and
-that Leah had *forked her own project*. This is false.
-
-They even asked Leah to stay on as Libreboot maintainer, and they asked
-Leah to keep Libreboot inside the GNU project!
-
-Here are some of GNU's responses, starting with Thien-Thi Nguyen
-<ttn@gnu.org>
-
-    Under this pov, injustice is destined.  The Libreboot project,
-    once placed under the aegis of GNU, cannot be removed.
-
-    You are free to step down as its maintainer, however.  I think
-    that would be an injustice against you, mostly.  I understand
-    it's difficult to hold on to the root and let go of the rancor
-    (from personal experience), and sometimes it's all or nothing.
-
-    If you stay, perhaps you could find a co-maintainer.  If you
-    were to choose me (for example), you would find a lot more to
-    complain about on those mailing lists -- no need to upscope to
-    GNU and gnu-prog-discuss.  It could be fun, perhaps.  
-
-    BTW, i like the domain name -- reminds me of glug.org of yore.
-
-Alfred M. Szmidt <ams@gnu.org> said this:
-
-    That is not for you to decide, but for the Saint IGNUcius to decide.
-    You are free to step down as maintainer for GNU Libreboot, but we are
-    free to appoint a new maintainer for GNU Libreboot to take over the
-    task.
-
-Gavin Smith <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
-
-    AFAIK libreboot is itself a fork of another project called coreboot.
-    In my opinion, it would be perfectly valid for the GNU project to
-    continue to sponsor a project that did what libreboot did and was
-    based on the source code of libreboot and/or coreboot.
-
-    I see no reason (moral, legal or otherwise) why the libreboot name
-    could not continue to be used. It's not a trademark, and using that
-    name wouldn't misrepresent who the people who created it were. (To
-    take a contrary example, if someone forked "GNU Emacs", they shouldn't
-    call it "GNU Emacs Plus" because that would imply it originated from
-    GNU. If libreboot were called LeahRoweBoot, a similar argument might
-    apply.)
-
-John Darrington <john@darrington.wattle.id.au> said this:
-
-    I think you hve misunderstood the relationship between GNU and its sub-projects.
-
-    If you wish to step down as the maintainer of libreboot you should send a mail
-    to maintainers@gnu.org and ask to be de-listed.
-
-    If that is what you decide to do,  typically GNU would look for a new maintainer
-    to take your place.
-
-    If you do decide to step down, AND you continue to work on the project outside
-    of GNU.  Then YOU will have forked libreboot - not GNU.
-
-    I'm not sure about deleting accounts on savannah, you would need to contact
-    the savannah hackers about this.
-
-    Personally I hope you will decide to stay as libreboot's maintainer.  You have done
-    a good job.
-
-    I have also had greivances against people in GNU/FSF but if I walked away
-    whenever that happens, I would be a very lonely person.
-
-This next one says "her" referring to Leah -- it is unclear if this questions
-authority or gender. Simon Sobisch <simonsobisch@web.de> writes:
-
-    I'm perfectly fine with Leah forking "her" original project after
-    stepping down as a GNU maintainer. Time will show if the fork is more
-    active as the GNU project.
-    Whoever takes the burden as a new maintainer: best wishes to you and
-    also best wishes to Lea.
-
-    I still hope to be able to get a libre laptop for coding GnuCOBOL
-    someday (I know of the options existing it is just a cash issue) and am
-    fine which whatever libre bios/firmware will be used for producing it then.
-
-    @Leah: Thank you for the work you've already done to make this goal more
-    likely.
-
-David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> writes:
-
-    If you were actually speaking for the project, it would be completely
-    irrelevant.  It would only have an actual effect on active developers
-    preferring to work with GNU rather than you, given the choice.
-
-    I don't know the project well enough to evaluate your claims about it.
-    But if your claims are correct, nothing the FSF or GNU project may
-    choose to do will affect your work and version in any manner.
-
-    So what's with all that rage?
-
-nysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> writes:
-
-    Am Samstag, 24. September 2016, 13:09:36 CEST schrieb David Kastrup:
-    > So?  I have no moral problems applying the laws of gravity in spite of
-    > Newton not likely sharing my political persuasions.  Of course you are
-    > free to release future versions of your code base, assuming that you can
-    > assert the agreement of all other contributors, under licensing terms
-    > incompatible with the GNU project.
-
-    Unlikely, as libreboot is a fork of coreboot, and Leah does not have ownership 
-    of that. Coreboot is GPL, and despite they don't mind binary blobs (which are 
-    distributed in a separate tarball) and claim their project is "Open Source" 
-    (where RMS would suggest to rather not use this term), it's already compatible 
-    with the GNU project with the exception of the binary blobs.  And the mission 
-    of libreboot is to remove (done) and replace (work in progress) these binary 
-    blobs.  Coreboot also takes back from libreboot.
-
-Conclusion
-------------
-
-After 4 months, RMS finally
-[honoured](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2017-01/msg00001.html)
-our decision and formally announced that libreboot is no longer a GNU project
-
-Consequences
-------------------------
-
--  Boycott FSF conferences. Do not show up to their conferences.
--  Boycott the FSF. Stop promoting them, stop donating to them.
--  Spread the word about this injustice
--  Other GNU projects should also leave GNU
-
-Libreboot has left the GNU project, and will probably never re-join. We will
-consider whether to re-open communications with the FSF, if and when the
-organisation resolves this blatant corruption. She will no longer be donating
-to the FSF; Leah had donated \$6120 USD to the organisation since 2015, before
-making this announcement.
-
-Lessons Learned
--------------------------
-
-### You lose control over your project
-
-Libreboot witnessed this only when it left GNU. The GNU
-project resisted it. Had libreboot stayed and integrated with GNU even
-more, then it would have been very difficult to leave. Thankfully, the
-GNU project did not yet have much influence over libreboot, and most of
-the infrastructure for it was still on libreboot.org, outside of the
-control of the GNU project. The only GNU infrastructure used were
-mailing lists, which are easy to replace.
-
-GNU can appoint new maintainers for any program that is part of it, even
-against your will. If you disagree with GNU practises and want to do
-things different, there's the possibility that you can simply be
-removed and replaced as maintainer of your project, even if you are the
-founder and main developer.
-
-RMS will take credit for your work, on behalf of the GNU project, and
-will try to assert authority by asking for features which you may not
-want to implement. RMS will further attempt to dictate how and when
-releases should occur.
-
-If the GNU project or FSF does something which you disagree with, and
-you want to withdraw your project, they will try to claim that the
-project is theirs, and that you are now forking your own project.
-**There are no formal procedures for a project to leave GNU, if a
-project chooses this path. By joining GNU, you are relinquishing \*all\*
-control over your project.** - The only reason Libreboot successfully
-left GNU was because we got out before it was too late.
-
-The GNU project is undemocratic. Individual projects have very little say over
-it, and the FSF is very much the same. All you are doing by putting your
-program in GNU, is to help the organisation grow. 
-
-### GNU Non-free Documentation License
-
-The GNU Free Documentation License is the main license recommended for
-documentation by the GNU project. This license is non-free, because it
-allows for so-called *invariant* sections to be added to your
-documentation which cannot be modified or deleted without express
-permission from the copyright holder of that invariant section.
-
-The GNU project mandates that all projects joining it must use this
-license. The Libreboot project recommends avoiding this license at all
-costs, and has since switched back to Creative Commons for all
-documentation.
-
-### The FSF and GNU project is a cult
-
-There is a huge cult of personality around Richard Stallman, which you
-may or may not want your project to be associated with.
-
-Many FSF followers are fanatical, to the point of extremism. Your project will
-become associated with all of this, even if you personally do not agree with Richard
-Stallman.
-
-Leah Rowe is not a hero
-------------------------
-
-This is a personal statement from Leah Rowe. Leaving GNU was the correct
-decision. The Free Software Foundation really did fire a trans person
-for discriminatory reasons, and they really are guilty here. They do not
-deserve libreboot to be a member of their community, and the FSF
-deserves every bit of negative publicity and public shaming that they
-received. However, there is something that I need to publicly confess to
-the community, because my own conscience is not clean at all in any of
-this.
-
-I accidentally made several mistakes which ended up outing the trans
-person that was fired. This person was *stealth*, which meant that they
-did not want to be outed. I have potentially cost them opportunities for
-a new job, in the process of exposing what the FSF did.
-
-For this, I'm deeply sorry. I screwed up, big time, and I don't
-deserve to be praised as much as I was, even if I otherwise did the
-right thing in exposing the Free Software Foundation for their
-corruption of social justice.
-
-I lost 2 friends, when I made this announcement. And I deserved to lose
-them. One of them was the person who was fired, and the other was
-friends with both me and that person. *These people were the 2 people
-who I first came out as transgender to, before anyone else, and they
-helped me a lot during my early transition, when I was unstable.* The
-trans person who was fired, I had already lost as a friend, and was
-deeply upset at the time. I had started to say nasty things to this
-person, over a disagreement, which was also my fault. I thought that
-exposing the FSF for their discriminatory practises would redeem me and
-possibly make that person be my friend again. Basically, I was trying to
-be supportive, but I ended up making things potentially much worse for
-that person in the process. I'm not a hero at all. I apologise to all
-of those in the community who congratulated for my "courage" after the
-announcement, because the truth is that I'm a coward. I was hiding
-behind a wall of false heroism. I'm actually a terrible person, and I
-did something terrible.
-
-To my 2 friends (who I will not name), I apologise. You are both
-wonderful people, and I really hope you both thrive in life. You both
-deserve to be happy, and I wish you both well. I still regard both of
-you as friends, and still think fondly of both of you, even if I don't
-deserve either of you as friends.
-
-This is my only regret.