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1. By involving Debian prominently in its stunt, is this drawing fire upon Debian? 2. Are the pile of assertions they're making (which sound like legal argumen

by neilv 7mo ago

1. By involving Debian prominently in its stunt, is this drawing fire upon Debian? 2. Are the pile of assertions they're making (which sound like legal arguments and stipulations to me) against Debian's interests?

akersten 7mo ago
Debian's interests, whether they know it or not, is for the government not to be able to mandate what features must be present in their open source software. They should be happy to have such a vocal advocate involved in this important fight.
- neilv 7mo ago
  Scene. Ext. Town street. Night. Invader military vehicles patrolling, announcing curfew through loudspeakers. TEEN: *runs at invaders* Hey, you thugs! You can't make me obey! I support Bob, over there! *points at Bob's house* THUGS: Grrr! Thugs smash! BOB: Please! I have done nothing! I don't know who that teen is! JOE: You should be happy to have such a vocal advocate in this important fight. NARRATOR: Ironically, Bob and Jane were quietly plotting strategy and tactics for the Resistance. Until they and their children were dragged out into the street that night.
  - akersten 7mo ago
    Nice, but in this case the advocate is open and willing to take the heat himself, even encouraging it.
    - neilv 7mo ago
      The teen was also sent to the prison camp.
atemerev 7mo ago
The law is absurd. We should not discuss compliance to absurd laws.
phyzome 7mo ago
This doesn't meaningfully increase risk to the Debian project, which is already one of the most prominent Linux projects.