Statement on planned protests during the upcoming FOSDEM 2025

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15 pointstledakis5 comments

Fosdem just released this, relates to: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42725057

Pedophile (https://sircmpwn.com/) Drew DeVault working hard to destroy an important force for good in the Free Software ecosystem? Again? Imagine my shock

At first, I saw your comment as character assassination. Then, I saw pages after pages of CP handled by Drew, or someone who wanted to look like Drew. This HN thread covers the drama succinctly: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41837782

My summary: Drew DeVault first posted an anonymous teardown of Richard Stallman, accusing him of sexual deviancy & political failings. Drew pretended the report was new to him. HN discovered Drew was actually the report's author and asked him to clarify. Drew hasn't commented since then. Other sleuths soon pieced together that Drew (or "Drew") had a long-running sexual interest in anime children pornography.

IMO, Drew's attack against RMS feels hypocritical.

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