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True, but it's a tricky time to point that out. Right now we'd have to boycott a large proportion of open source projects by Israeli and Arab/Iranian/etc author
by da39a3ee 3y ago
True, but it's a tricky time to point that out. Right now we'd have to boycott a large proportion of open source projects by Israeli and Arab/Iranian/etc authors if we wanted to avoid using any open source software written by people who support obscene and inhumane military actions.
- theturtle32 3y agoTrue. Worthwhile contemplating how to navigate this sort of thing.
- Aeolun 3y agoI don’t think there is any point in boycotting open-source software written by those people? If it was actually their source of income, then it might do something, but it’s already freely available.
- da39a3ee 3y agoIt influences the personal psychological state of people to see that they're being ostracized, especially if they are not accustomed to it, and hence statistically will lead some to some impact on the balance of public opinion and state positions via democratic and societal network mechanisms. I think that it's helpful to ensure that all Israeli authors understand that the majority of the western world is no longer prepared to excuse their country's barbarity, to the extent that they will shun projects by citizens. It may have less impact on Arab/Iranian etc supporters of radical anti-Israel military actions because they are already accustomed to being ostracized by the west.