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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by juergen@feddit.de to c/linux@lemmy.ml

Linus' thread: (CW: bigotry and racism in the comments) https://social.kernel.org/notice/AWSXomDbvdxKgOxVAm (you need to scroll down, i can't seem to link to the comment in the screenshot)

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[-] matir@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I've never been made happier by one of his rants.

[-] LolaCat@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Common Linus W.

[-] xenago@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Linus has always been political and principled, I mean he chose the GPL for a reason! Glad to see him state all of this outright though, it only makes me respect him more.

[-] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 0 points 1 year ago

Couldn't agree more.

[-] jackenhack@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

And he's right!

[-] FuzzyDunlop@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 year ago

When the only thing that continues to work on you ad-filled web site is the captcha, I’m not interested in supporting your journalism any more.

Protip: You can crash self-driving cars by purposefully misclicking during Captcha checks when they ask you to identify what is a bicycle, a car, a pedestrian, etc. Keep misclicking, your are poisoning the AI with each misclick. Just stay safe on the sidewalk.

[-] juergen@feddit.de -1 points 1 year ago

don't think you can make a big difference as an individual, given that captchas are used by probably billions of users per day

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[-] Generator@lemmy.pt 0 points 1 year ago

Maybe because he's not "American" and comes from a country with regulations like the rest of the world, and people care when they vote to make things work.

And like most of the rest of the world, there are more than two political parties, and is not a drama show.

[-] Andreas@feddit.dk 0 points 1 year ago

He has American citizenship and lives in America, he's talking about America here. And I promise you that other countries, yes even those in the magical fantasy land of Europe, also have lots of political drama despite having more than two parties in the government (They tend to form alliances based on left/right and split into two blocks anyway).

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[-] NotSteve_@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

It makes me very happy to hear Linus say this

[-] FiskFisk33@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

All sensible points, nothing extreme, except maybe the Linus trademark super blunt delivery

[-] UprisingVoltage@feddit.it 0 points 1 year ago

Linus apitting facts

[-] thatonedude1210@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

This is one of the reasons why I respect him so much.

[-] Themightypooper@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

After being disappointed by Steve, Linus lifted my spirits.

[-] Viktorian@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Linus is just such a treat. Love the guy.

[-] paaviloinen@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 year ago
[-] silent_clash@lemmygrad.ml -1 points 1 year ago

Well yes, it has been discussed a lot. But also, copyleft and other open source licenses are political in that they prevent capitalist exploitation to a degree.

[-] vanderbilt@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

Linus delivering the well-deserved beatdown as always.

[-] SolNine@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Incredibly sensible take on all accounts in my opinion! I share all of the same opinions, though I lack the platform to be listened too haha.

[-] GadgeteerZA@beehaw.org -1 points 1 year ago

Every human opinion is essentially "political" in some way, and is even interpreted differently be country? But open source software as a technology should not be taking any stance for or against gender, guns, rights, race, etc...

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[-] mbp@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago

Linus is based as fuck as always. Level-headed and agreeable as always.

[-] mstrbtr@kbin.social -1 points 1 year ago

@juergen I don't think he implied that he actually is a communist though lol

[-] stappern@feddit.it -1 points 1 year ago
[-] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one -1 points 1 year ago

Linus is stellar example of "good is not nice."

He will rake you over the coals because he cares about quality and expects better from everyone.

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[-] konki@lemmy.one -1 points 1 year ago

Based Linus!

[-] thevoiceofra@mander.xyz -1 points 1 year ago

Literally forking rn

[-] thilo@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago

In my experience, people who explicitly state to be apolitical or demant non politicality happen to have worldviews which only in the best of cases fall under the label controversial.

[-] MRNAIH@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago
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