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cross-posted from: https://feddit.de/post/764180

Linus' thread: (CW: bigotry and racism in the comments) https://social.kernel.org/notice/AWSXomDbvdxKgOxVAm (you need to scroll down, i can't seem to link to the comment in the screenshot)

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[–] Hirom 21 points 1 year ago

Nothing wrong with being "woke" especially if that mean being awake to social and racial injustices, similar to what MLK Jr. called for.

cf MLK Jr. On Getting ‘Woke’ in 1965

[–] IcedCoffeeBitch 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That thread is exactly why I've been avoiding the fediverse until beehaw and lemmy in general showed up. It's filled to the brim with nazis, alt right 'statistics' and, you guessed it, slurs. I would've appreciated a warning...

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.de 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't know why the kernel server is badly moderated :( I added a CW, do you think it's good like this?

[–] jherazob 8 points 1 year ago

It's less than it's badly moderated, than they have not defederated the instances everybody else in Fedi has already walled off, along with the individuals therein

[–] IcedCoffeeBitch 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's fine, although I would've used a more explicit warning(something like "bigotry and racism"). Regardless, thanks.

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

oh I scrolled a bit further down :( Edited again ^^

[–] Mummelpuffin 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

More importantly, the whole concept of FOSS software is inherently political the same way that top-down, for-profit software is political. It aligns heavily with collectivist, socialist values, which makes it extremely frustrating to me that politically active leftists are often rightfully repulsed by the nasty bigotry and paranoia FOSS software seems to draw in. So many people who would otherwise champion FOSS software as a moral good reject it.

[–] Maerman 15 points 1 year ago

He is a fellow woke moralist? Based and HRT-pilled.

[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago

Linus sounds like a thinker. Nothing to see here... moving on

[–] AndrasKrigare 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reminder that according to DeSantis's general counsel in a courtroom, when asked to define "woke" said

the belief there are systemic injustices in American society and the need to address them.

Which doesn't sound like such a bad thing

https://www.fox13news.com/news/what-does-woke-mean-gov-desantis-officials-answer-during-andrew-warren-trial

[–] Gray@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

How dare you accuse society of having injustices! You will be happy with our inequalities whether you like it or not, peon!

[–] jherazob 12 points 1 year ago

Linus's rants have been legendary for a long, long time, love to see this one, didn't knew my respect for the dude could grow more

[–] Valliac 10 points 1 year ago

What an absolute bodying in public. Good on him.

[–] AsepticFuturisticFox@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Finally some explicit values from the Linux community

[–] herzberd 9 points 1 year ago

Absolute king shit 👑👑👑

[–] cavemeat 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is great, I'm glad the founder of my OS is so based :)

[–] DonutBagelGizmo 7 points 1 year ago

In a similar vein, KDE just launched this.

[–] jursed 8 points 1 year ago

I had the impression that the community was more or less conservative in the garden variety but I'm welcoming being wrong