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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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[โ€“] Shin@piefed.social 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You are engaging quite a lot in this post kid. A bot farm would use multiple accounts for that.

[...] Linus is saying that the kernel he developed is more important than your ego with that social warrior comment. [...]

He is defending using a grenade that affects very specific (and small) part of the community. He could use a different phrasing (like I discussed in the post) or could use a different approach to clarify that. But he choose to use this attack.

This says something, and this is political. Which is the point of the post.

[...] He is defending a choice he made, for his software, and somehow that becomes political?

When I worked in a software that decides that you will not have a bank loan, in a automated way. I as a engineer took a political decision. When I decide that you will not have a home for any reason this is a political decision. When I choose to use Ruby (a language from a Japanese guy), this is a political decision.

You either see the political implication or is yet to see it.

This is the point of the post. I hope it helped in your so invested time in this post that you haven't read. But is so eager to comment.

Have you ever even used Linux? Just curious, [...]

Dude, this is your argument? Really? You can do better. Ask your mechanical parrot of preference for a better argument :D