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Looking at the actual code, I think your criticism slightly misses the mark. > is going to exclude that person from participating in other software projects I
by soraminazuki 5y ago
Looking at the actual code, I think your criticism slightly misses the mark.
> is going to exclude that person from participating in other software projects
It's not targeted at developers. It targets end users. It shows a browser dialog containing the author's message if the timezone is set to a Russian city.
> isn't telling anyone anything they haven't heard yet
It's not trying to inform you. It's trying to inform Russian citizens by sharing an onion link to the BBC website so they could have access to uncensored information.
> is only done because people want personal attention
It's probably done because the author is Russian. It's stated in the author's GitHub profile.
- croes 5y agoWould you follow such a link that pops up?
- pferde 5y agoWould your grandmother?
- croes 5y agoMy grandmother doesn't have the tor browser installed. If you already have tor installed you are already capable of getting the information you want.
- soraminazuki 5y agoDepending on the situation, yes. In an environment where information is heavily censored, some people are going to be desperate for outside sources of information. They just need to know where to look for. It's also a red herring too. No answer to your question validates the original commenter's factual understanding of this incident. The commenter got the basic facts completely wrong, which highly suggests that the commenter didn't bother to look beyond the title. But it was apparently enough to label someone an attention seeker.