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Did the recent Linux drama change your views on how you perceived Open Source projects? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 weeks ago by Artemis_Mystique@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I for one am going through quite a culture shock. I always assumed the nature of FOSS software made it immune to be confined within the policies of nations; I guess if one day the government of USA starts to think that its a security concers for china to use and contribute to core opensource software created by its citizens or based in their boundaries, they might strongarm FOSS communities and projects to make their software exclude them in someway or worse declare GPL software a threat to national security.

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[–] DoubleChad@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Just this one. The philosophy is still there, Linus and TLF have abandoned it with great hubris. I am very disappointed in them.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

I'm thinking about that conspiracy theory of Linus having been made an offer one can't refuse, when some time ago he took a vacation and returned with news about seeing the error of his ways.

It almost coincided with Stallman being canceled for one of his usual highly socially unacceptable, but in principle consistent opinions. With most of the attackers being frankly some new random corporate-associated people, not very active in real communities.

Maybe I'll re-read J4F and compare Linus from there to these events. Canary and all.

EDIT: Before you downvote this for the mush in my head (thx Linus) propagating conspiracy theories, offers one can't refuse are not exactly an impossible thing. And WWII radio games, where, having captured an enemy station's operator, one of the sides could either imitate their style in transmissions or just force them to transmit what it wanted.

[–] Artemis_Mystique@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 weeks ago

I mean he has accepted a position as a luminary at the x86 ecosystem advisory group the most dominant and proprietary instruction set ever formed by companies with vested interest to keeping it in use and prevent competition (RISC-V & ARM) from catching up.