XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc
From: tronnerd82@aol.com
On 2024-07-04, RabidPedagog wrote:
>
Oh boy, we're off to a great start with our source here...
> Two days ago, the Ladybird Web Browser made quite a bit of news -- with
> a major investment and the establishment of a new Non-Profit
> organization to build a "from scratch" web browser.
>
> Positive, non-controversial, non-political, very nerdy news.
Actually meaningful news. Can't wait to see what new developments come
out of the project, and I sure can't wait to see the rest of your
totally noteworthy and in no way idiotic post!
> Unfortunately, within hours of the spotlight being directed at Ladybird,
> a group of activists launched an all-out-assault on the open source web
> browser -- by smearing it as "Transphobic", "Mysoginistic", and (this is
> absolutely not a joke) suggesting that the Ladybird developers actively
> support and promote human slavery.
>
> Hundreds of posts repeating such smears (among others) -- with one Tech
> publication declaring a total boycott of Ladybird because of it.
>
> What vile deed were the developers of Ladybird guilty of, which
> necessitated such an intense response, you ask?
>
> Well, I'll tell you.
>
> The Ladybird team stated... wait for it...
>
> ... that they were a "purely technical project".
>
> Seriously. That was their crime. Being "technical".
>
> Here's the details.
>
> (...)
...Aaaaannnndddd just like that, you drank the Lunduke Kool-Aid. You
tried your best, but the second you linked to Lunduke's trash, you lost
any shred of credibility. Better luck next time. :)
--
I didn't choose the Slackware life. Oh wait, that's a big fat lie. But the
Slackware life also chose me :)
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