SJWs About to Kill Linux

[sevlex]

This is an incredible read. The green-haired lesbian crowd has taken over the Linux project. As a result of their CIS-gendered man hating code of conduct, the actual developers are about to withdraw their kernel license in revenge.

https://lulz.com/linux-devs-threaten-killswitch-coc-controversy-1252/


:coffee:

[LAGC]

Sounds like a plot by Google, Apple, and Microsoft to deep six Linux so as to force everyone back onto their proprietary software (spyware) platforms to help the government spy on everyone. :nono:

[JTHunter]

Hhmpf !
Not surprising.

[Krupski]

This is an incredible read. The green-haired lesbian crowd has taken over the Linux project. As a result of their CIS-gendered man hating code of conduct, the actual developers are about to withdraw their kernel license in revenge.

https://lulz.com/linux-devs-threaten-killswitch-coc-controversy-1252/


:coffee:


Any code I write (personal or otherwise) is always covered by GPL-3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html). The whole point of the GPL is to:



Show who originally wrote the code (i.e. the "copyright" holder)
Allow free public use of said code, including modifications, additions or deletions
"Requiring" others to maintain the original copyright notice (i.e. give credit where credit is due)
"Requiring" others to document any changes to the code, including adding their names to the copyright header


When I say "requiring", there really is no "legal" mechanism in place to enforce anything. A third party could take my code verbatim, edit out my name and add his and there's nothing I can do about it.

However, the "open source" people are "open source people" precisely because they understand the value of open source and VERY RARELY does anyone do "bad things" such as claiming ownership.

Here is a typical GPL3:



//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Print.cpp - Base class that provides print() and println()
// Copyright (c) 2008 David A. Mellis. All right reserved.
// Copyright (c) 2018 Roger A. Krupski. All right reserved.
//
// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
// (at your option) any later version.
//
// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
// GNU General Public License for more details.
//
// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
// along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
//
// Modified 23 November 2006 by David A. Mellis
// Modified 18 December 2017 by Roger A. Krupski
// * can print 64 bit numbers (uses no extra ram)
// * improved and extended floating point print code
// * printing a string with "\n" in it automatically adds the "\r"
// Modified 05 March 2018 by Roger A. Krupski
// * adds print_P and println_P (print strings from PROGMEM a.k.a. Flash)
// * adds print_E and println_E (print strings from EEMEM a.k.a. EEProm)
//
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////



In the complaint at the link, they state:




Contributors: You were promised something, you laboured for that
promise, and now the promise has become a lie. You have remedies
available to you now, as-well as in the close future.



People who release their code to the public via GPL have not been promised ANYTHING, nor do they EXPECT anything other than that every user have the decency to leave the author's name intact.

All this sounds like "distraction via false fear".

Here, by the way, is the "Code of Conduct" that is so "horribly wrong": LINK (https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/code-of-conduct)