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I have not been involved in Drupal and do not know this Larry person.

tldr; He was involved in a subculture called Gorean, and has been a master in Master/Slave relationships. One of his Slaves was a severely autistic woman. He talks about BSDM being ok between consenting individuals, etc.

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I do know this Larry person, but outside of the Drupal project and alternative lifestyle subcultures.

I would not be surprised at all if everything he wrote is absolutely true, but key details are omitted.

Do you mean that you wouldn't be surprised if the omitted details drastically change the picture from "Larry did nothing wrong" to "there's some pretty shady stuff"?

Yes, that's what I mean exactly. The "pretty shady stuff" need not even be sexual, if the post by Dries is accurate.

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