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[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Or is it just for Foss projects that’s provided for free you have the purity tests for?

I have "purity tests" of:

  • Don't be an asshole to minorities
  • Don't justify being an asshole to minorities.

So far it works pretty well. I don't see a reason to be friends with or use products made by such people.

linux is also problematic here and there. Wikipedia I just donated to also. Hell I don’t think there’s a single project other than my own small scripts I use that would pass my own purity tests.

What has Linux had issues with, along with Wikipedia? I can't think of anything where major Linux devs have advocated for harming groups. If anything, torvalds hates those kinds of people.

Feels like a good psyop from anyone if you want to damage Lemmy and Foss competition in my meaning.

The psyop of "I don't wanna give money to people who harm my friends"? Sure dude.