Hello,
Subscribers to this mailing list have recently been introduced to the existence of a new "rival" mailing list [*] in a way that might well be regarded as being both ill-conceived and regrettable. There may be merits in conducting discussion on another list, but the apparent attempt to transfer subscribers to such a list without their agreement is counterproductive to put it mildly.
It would obviously have been far more appropriate for Daniel to merely advertise that another discussion venue has been set up and for him to invite those who are interested to sign up for themselves. As far as I know, no such invitation message has been propagated by this mailing list, but I do wonder whether it might have been propagated had it been received.
I sincerely hope that the different parties who are in apparent conflict in this and other matters are able to resolve their disagreements to an acceptable degree of satisfaction. Clearly, not all parties are under the impression that their past disputes have been settled and that all grievances have been acknowledged. Further escalation of this conflict is in nobody's best interest.
I would also encourage the FSFE leadership to use venues like this list to more fully engage with the community, even when this involves encountering dissent. Doing so might help to prevent any further degradation in trust and confidence between the leadership and the community that has arguably precipitated this incident.
Paul
[*] This "rival" list being the fsfellowship.eu list set up by Daniel Pocock, of course.