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Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway

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On 2025-02-06, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
> On 2025-02-06 1:25 p.m., Joel wrote:
>> CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
>>> On 2025-02-06 12:30 p.m., Joel wrote:
>>>> CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
>>>>> On 2025-02-06 11:47 a.m., DFS wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://news.itsfoss.com/running-linux-in-pdf/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Early in the article and later notes the software developer is named
>>>>>> Allen, but never once says he or him.  Instead says 'they' several times.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Believe you me, I blasted this creep.
>>>>>
>>>>> And you've just gotten an answer as to why I went back to Windows. The
>>>>> experience is extremely disheartening. I don't want to use Linux if it
>>>>> gives these child predators the impression that I approve of them in any
>>>>> way.
>>>>
>>>> Why are you making such a big deal of it, though?  I swear, if I had
>>>> to judge every business by some grandiose moral code, I'd starve. It's
>>>
>>> Because I have principles. I have yet to buy any Gillette products since
>>> they made that idiotic commercials shaming men for being men. It's been
>>> years, but I don't believe they've earned my trust back.
>> 
>> 
>> So you're judging the product by the content of television
>> advertising.  I just don't operate in that world, TV commercials are
>> in one ear and out the other, mostly.  Then again, I'll never forget
>> seeing the 1997 Spice Girls Pepsi commercial.
>
> I've gotten to the point that I only want to purchase the best product, 
> regardless of politics. For me, that's usually Apple. However, I am not 
> a fan of not being able to upgrade my machine or change its components. 
> Going from the 2TB encrypted nvme and 32GB of RAM I currently have to 
> any Mac would feel like a significant downgrade. Apparently, their M3 is 
> not that much faster than my 5900HS either.
>
>>>> a lot easier to just accept the things you cannot change, as they say
>>>> in 12 Step, it's like you have Linux as an option, and it's competing
>>>> rather well with the commercial OSes, but some people involved in
>>>> producing distros probably have views I'd disagree with. Does that
>>>> make their code not work?  Do I have to know about all their views to
>>>> use their product?  It's not sensible because there's very finite
>>>> choice in a desktop OS, GNU/Linux is the only platform that delivers
>>>> something like people are accustomed to, without being paid/
>>>> proprietary.  I can tolerate the programmers/developers/coders having
>>>> their political views.
>>>
>>> If the views of the programmers are that homosexuals need to be treated
>>> better than heterosexuals, that the black community should get
>>> preferential treatment in the hiring process or that saying something
>>> like "White lives matter" is racist, I don't want to touch their products.
>> 
>> Business is business, I will do business with just about anyone.
>> Waffle House is known to support right-wing politics, yeah OK but they
>> make a fuckin' bangin' omelet, so maybe I'll just have to give a few
>> pennies, indirectly, to the prez.
>
> I think we're in the same boat as far as technology goes. I'd like to go 
> to Linux exclusively but I have to admit that the events of the past few 
> years have me rethinking that since it looks like wokism, not 
> innovation, is going to be the priority for open-source going forward.

You assume that the Woke, political loudmouths in Open Source are the ones 
driving open source innovation. They're more likely the drones. The backbone 
of open source are developers who just develop are are doing it after coming 
home from a day job — they don't have time for the brain-dead Woke bullshit.

Woke bullshit doesn't produce an OS, developers do.

-- 
“Evil is not able to create anything new, it can only distort and destroy 
what has been invented or made by the forces of good.”  —J.R.R. Tolkien

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Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-02-06 11:47 -0500
  Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-02-06 11:54 -0500
    Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-02-06 18:41 -0500
      Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-02-06 19:30 -0500
        Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-02-07 08:18 +0000
          Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-02-07 09:22 -0500
            Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-02-07 18:20 +0000
              Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-02-07 20:27 -0500
                Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-02-08 07:46 +0000
  Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-02-06 12:14 -0500
    Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-02-06 12:30 -0500
      Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-02-06 13:00 -0500
        Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-02-06 13:25 -0500
          Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-02-06 20:58 +0000
          Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-02-06 18:09 -0500
            Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-02-07 08:16 +0000
              Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-02-07 09:19 -0500
                Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-02-07 18:14 +0000
                Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-02-07 20:24 -0500
                Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-02-08 07:43 +0000
    Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-02-07 08:06 +0000
      Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-02-07 09:18 -0500
        Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-02-07 18:11 +0000
          Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-02-07 20:18 -0500
            Re: Trans "ally" creep knows developer is a male, refers to him as "they" anyway RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-02-08 07:40 +0000

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