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Are there any right-wingers writing notable software?

by bobsmooth 1y ago

hagbard_c 1y ago
Yes, loads of 'm, why do you ask? In contrast to the author of this product they, just like most left-wingers who write software tend to keep their political opinions to themselves. When the author of SQLite - to stay within the SQL domain - presented the Rule of St. Benedict as their 'Code of Conduct' during the Code of Conduct wars of the second decade of the 21st century many a 'good leftie' complained that that was unacceptable - hence the reticence of those who are not in cahoots with those 'good lefties' to voice their opinion on things political. It is the loudmouths like the author of SQL Workbench who draw attention which gives some people - like you - the impression that all software authors must be 'good lefties'. This is not the case, software is produced by people from all over the political spectrum just like bread is baked by all, music is made by all, houses are built by all. [1][ https://www.sqlite.org/codeofethics.html https://www.sqlite.org/codeofethics.html
- archagon 1y ago
  I would expect the typical American right-winger to be outright allergic to open source “communism.” (Unless they can profit off of it, of course.)
  - hagbard_c 1y ago
    Had free software existed in the 50's this would probably have been the case but nowadays free software is seen as the free (in beer as well as speech) alternative to products from those same companies which like to push all sorts of politicised drivel which the typical American right-winger is outright allergic to. When 'big tech' is in cahoots with the "democratic" party and allows their products to be used to push "democratic" stratagems those products and companies become tainted in the eyes of those who oppose that party and its policies. It is a bit like that Star Wars quote about someone squeezing too hard which makes star systems slip from his grip.

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Are there any right-wingers writing notable software?

by bobsmooth 1y ago

Are there any right-wingers writing notable software?

hagbard_c 1y ago
Yes, loads of 'm, why do you ask? In contrast to the author of this product they, just like most left-wingers who write software tend to keep their political opinions to themselves. When the author of SQLite - to stay within the SQL domain - presented the Rule of St. Benedict as their 'Code of Conduct' during the Code of Conduct wars of the second decade of the 21st century many a 'good leftie' complained that that was unacceptable - hence the reticence of those who are not in cahoots with those 'good lefties' to voice their opinion on things political. It is the loudmouths like the author of SQL Workbench who draw attention which gives some people - like you - the impression that all software authors must be 'good lefties'. This is not the case, software is produced by people from all over the political spectrum just like bread is baked by all, music is made by all, houses are built by all. [1][ https://www.sqlite.org/codeofethics.html https://www.sqlite.org/codeofethics.html
- archagon 1y ago
  I would expect the typical American right-winger to be outright allergic to open source “communism.” (Unless they can profit off of it, of course.)
  - hagbard_c 1y ago
    Had free software existed in the 50's this would probably have been the case but nowadays free software is seen as the free (in beer as well as speech) alternative to products from those same companies which like to push all sorts of politicised drivel which the typical American right-winger is outright allergic to. When 'big tech' is in cahoots with the "democratic" party and allows their products to be used to push "democratic" stratagems those products and companies become tainted in the eyes of those who oppose that party and its policies. It is a bit like that Star Wars quote about someone squeezing too hard which makes star systems slip from his grip.