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Re:Notepad++ repository is being spammed after “Free Uyghur”... by metalliqaz on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @02:12PM (#21400717)
What a mess. It looks like a mix of government propagandists and anti-government activists.

The lead dev of Notepad++ does this political stuff a lot and should understand what the results will be. I guess that's what he's decided to do with his time.

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Re:Notepad++ repository is being spammed after “Free Uyghur”... by SolaceQuantum on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @02:16PM (#21400758)
If I was a lead dev of a widely used program there is definitely power in my position to be the voice of demographics I believe are being silenced.

Although I wonder if the logistics means that China cannot use Notepad++'s latest release? (Admittedly, I think the release just adds it in...)

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Re:Notepad++ repository is being spammed after “Free Uyghur”... by ISL on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @02:14PM (#21400743)
Standing up for causes in which you believe is a good use of time.
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Re:Notepad++ repository is being spammed after “Free Uyghur”... by metalliqaz on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @02:17PM (#21400777)
Agreed. I never said it was bad. Just that he will have to clean up the mess.
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Re:Notepad++ repository is being spammed after “Free Uyghur”... by baq on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @02:18PM (#21400785)
I think you’re underestimating the dev if you think he didn’t know what could happen.
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Re:Notepad++ repository is being spammed after “Free Uyghur”... by metalliqaz on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @02:22PM (#21400827)
I think he would already know from experience. He's dealt with controversy before. https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/apology-for-sexist-jokes/
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Re:Notepad++ repository is being spammed after “Free Uyghur”... by Merg on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @03:01PM (#21401252)
He did the same after terrorist attacks in Paris.
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