RMS, Hosts Must Support Boycott?

[Ely Levy]

Are you going to start that discussion again?
Everyone said their opinion and nothing new was added for quite a few emails
now.
Maybe we should just let it die out?

Ely

2011/6/15 Erez D <erez0001 at gmail.com>

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> 2011/6/15 Ira Abramov <Lists-Linux-IL at ira.abramov.org>
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>> Quoting geoffrey mendelson, from the post of Sun, 12 Jun:
>> >
>> > On Jun 12, 2011, at 10:50 AM, Uri Even-Chen wrote:
>> > >
>> > >I don't agree with you, Geoff. What Richard Stallman does as a
>> > >private person does not mean the FSF in involved. As a private
>> > >person Richard Stallman has the right to boycott Israeli
>> > >institutions and universities. It does not mean that the FSF is
>> > >boycotting Israel.
>> >
>> > You can agree or not, it's your opinion. However US law is that once
>> > he signs his emails as an officer of the corporation, in this case
>> > president, it does.
>>
>> you know, there IS a logical falacy of guilt by association. before you
>> oycot the FSF and the registration office that handled their NGO
>> registration, and the entire govenrment of the country that enploys that
>> registration clerk, and so on, I suggest we stop and call on the FSF
>> spokespeople to give their opinion on the matter and maybe resolve it
>> otherwise.
>>
>> two sideline remarks:
>> 1. As I mentioned in my blog post, I don't see the financial boycott as
>> a problem, and I'm even hoping it started moving something, but I have a
>> real problem with justifying the academic BDS. however after I saw this
>> Item, I wonder what will I do if more and more Universities ד‚?ere proven
>> to act the same:
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>> http://www.mako.co.il/news-channel2/Channel-2-Newscast/Article-230c47f2e3f8031004.htm#
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>> 2. As usuall, I am suprised how appropriate my random signature comes
>> out :-)
>>
>>  --
>> Peacemaker
>>
> Ira, I do not know you, but from my experience, people that say they are
> 'peace makers' usually cause the opposite ... ;-)
> (e.g. neville chamberlain)
>
>  Ira Abramov
>> http://ira.abramov.org/email/
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>>
> On the subject: I wouldn't boycott the FSF. I love the idea behind the FSF,
> even if I do not agree with everything RMS belives in.
> I may act differently if the FSF boycotts israel.
>
> I will probably not go to any of RMS lectures. I do not think he is
> anti-Semitic, but he have been at least insensitive.
> I also believe that leaving the issue in low profile would be best.
>
> you may agree or not. this is my opinions.
>
>
> cheers,
> erez,
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