You’ve fallen for the paradox of tolerance, OSS version.
The author, and you, were mistaken: OS is not for everyone. It’s not about whether I or anyone else “likes” them. Nazis and corpos don’t come to software communities with honest intent. They lie and mislead to gain power and control. Then they consolidate power and exploit their control for personal gain.
That isn’t “political” it’s predatory, and people who treat it like politics are running cover for the exploiters whether they know it or not.
I don’t want to change their shitty opinions. I want them banned from our communities so their corrosive influence can’t cause further harm.
You’ve fallen for the paradox of tolerance, OSS version.
The author, and you, were mistaken: OS is not for everyone. It’s not about whether I or anyone else “likes” them. Nazis and corpos don’t come to software communities with honest intent. They lie and mislead to gain power and control. Then they consolidate power and exploit their control for personal gain.
That isn’t “political” it’s predatory, and people who treat it like politics are running cover for the exploiters whether they know it or not.
I don’t want to change their shitty opinions. I want them banned from our communities so their corrosive influence can’t cause further harm.