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We just need to sign an open letter that says what we, as developers, will and will not build, and what kinds of ostracism will result from not signing or not a
by generalizations 4y ago
We just need to sign an open letter that says what we, as developers, will and will not build, and what kinds of ostracism will result from not signing or not adhering.
- scottLobster 4y agoI hope this is sarcasm, otherwise it's rather naive. This may shock you, but lots of devs are not on reddit or HN, and do not participate in OSS development. They won't even know such a letter exists unless someone higher up the nerd tiers told them. For such a letter to have any teeth we'd need a nationwide developers union to enforce it, otherwise it would be just more impotent righteous noise on the internet
- jrm4 4y agoI so wish this would be a viable thing, but it's not, especially right now. In a way, you can blame "STEM", right? So many people in here, someone would likely sell out. Law/Policy/Liability and whatever other methods one can get skin in the game are the only answer. Harmful software has to be punished.
- yoyohello13 4y agoI hate to break it to you, but many, many devs out their (yes, even on HN) are more than happy to sell their soul for a salary bump.