2026-03-22 16:31 UTC
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@Auli@lemmy.ca 2026-03-22 20:32
Half a world away where do you live since this is happening everywhere. To be half a world away from any place doing this would be hard.
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@FauxLiving@lemmy.world 2026-03-22 16:40
That's a fair argument. Is it fair to say: The field is benign but there is contention about if it should be added or not and users of the software are concerned that their voices were not heard on the issue. That can be handled in the normal project framework, perhaps by suggesting a publicly stated policy about these issues around legal compliance so the community can determine if they want to support the project or not. My argument is that I don't think that the damage that was done justifies the hitpiece in the OP which is, almost literally, painting a target on the developer with the mugshot photograph and loaded language. So, if you're not one of the people then we're having different conversations. In that conversation, I do agree with what you just said. I'd like to see the very large projects, which affect a lot of users, such as systemd, have a more formal way to accept public comment and respond on contentious changes and feature requests.