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"This system is problematic enough that governments have to enact anti-discrimination laws to protect minorities and marginalised groups, who are disadvantaged under this system."

"When they’re not, and when it’s a personal project that others may or may not contribute to, if someone using the software asks for a particular feature and the developer isn’t into the idea of adding it, the standard response is “you’re free to fork it and code whatever you want.” After all, that’s what FOSS is about."

"FOSS is exactly the same as capitalism in this way, but with no greater governing body to create and enforce anti-discrimination laws. It is therefore safer for marginalised people to use centralised software under large companies that are accountable to the law."

HINT, go to the first toot in this thread, and read this Article Please.

With or without #Mastodon, it's very applicable, and helps you put a lot of this shit in perspective.

“Senator, I hear that you feel that my software doesn’t do enough to protect vulnerable people, and I would like to remind you that if you feel it doesn’t comply with equality legislation you can fork the project and code something law-abiding yourself.”

"It echoes the way work is not acknowledged under capitalism unless it is measurably productive and benefiting someone who is already wealthy. "

Since i think that @cassolotl@dev.glitch.social 's writing is very good. I think a few more of us should support them on Patreon

http://patreon.com/polyinpictures