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Do you really want to live in a world where software is politicized to the point that FOSS devs are maintaining shit-lists of undesirables barred from using bas
by rmrfstar 6y ago
Do you really want to live in a world where software is politicized to the point that FOSS devs are maintaining shit-lists of undesirables barred from using basic tools?
It won't end well, and the adverse effects will disproportionately impact people without power, not the large companies you have in mind.
- Ahmed90 6y agoYeah, I guess it can be abused easily, but again... how can we as code monkeys fight these power hungry practices that keep dragging us backward ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- rmrfstar 6y agoThat's the logic that gave us the PATRIOT Act, the full consequences of which have yet to be understood.
- Ahmed90 6y agoI'm not from the US so I have no idea what's the history of the PATRIOT Act, but I get the concept, it's just F*ed up and we cant do shit about it
- NegativeLatency 6y agoCreated after the 9/11 plane hijackings, people were scared. “Never let a good crisis go to waste“ comes to mind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act#History
- iovrthoughtthis 6y agoAs code monkeys? Nothing that isn’t just changing the terrain. As humans, do the politics.
- squarefoot 6y agoBy refusing to work for whoever employs these practices. Open Source code and their licenses are better left open; "they" will always need to hire someone who can use it. Just be prepared to say no to some good money when the time comes.
- danmg 6y agoPolitics is just getting what you want. Software is already political. Commercial software traditionally does this through direct and indirect lobbying efforts. The DMCA didn't just spontaneously appear out of thin air. There must be action-for-action retaliation.