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Linus and Linux as a political tool (jeferson.me)
submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by Shin@piefed.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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In my view, all software is political in one way or another. Also, when software makes an attempt to be "politically neutral", in doing so it is making a political point.

So let's pick the Linus questionable part regarding the not a Social Warrior place, and I feel that it is time to either think about it or talk about it.

All feedback is welcomed.

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[–] Shin@piefed.social 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Funny that a "plus/minus" changes how you see the post. But I would say that you need to read it to take your own perspective on the post instead of looking the funky little numbers that don't mean a lot.

Ps.: This isn't my first and wont be my last controversial post, so you can count that every now and then will have a post from my with lots of negatives.

Edit: Funny that from what I can see it's a 40%/60% ratio. Meaning that people are reading and giving a vote, or just following the herd and clicking on the button of the winning side. I wish I could have the time for each vote to make a more in depth view of it.