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And that's why political activist infestations should be dealt with quickly and forcefully, before they get a chance to fester and take over the host. ESR: "Th
by m0zg 7y ago
And that's why political activist infestations should be dealt with quickly and forcefully, before they get a chance to fester and take over the host.
ESR: "The effect – the intended effect – is to diminish the prestige and autonomy of people who do the work – write the code – in favor of self-appointed tone-policers. In the process, the freedom to speak necessary truths even when the manner in which they are expressed is unpleasant is being gradually strangled."
Which is what happened in the end.
- pessimizer 7y agoThe OSI is a political activist organization.
- m0zg 7y agoOnly if you equate open source advocacy with political activism. In fact their "about" page states: "Much of OSI’s advocacy takes the form of quiet persuasion rather than public activism", and the whole thing was founded in part because the term "free software" seemed too politically charged to the founders, both of which, BTW, have been ejected.
- antepodius 7y agoCancer can get cancer; parasites can get parasites.