Tell Microsoft and GitHub to Drop ICE as a Client

Re:Tell Microsoft and GitHub to Drop ICE as a Client by johncoltrane on Thursday December 05, 2019 @09:09AM (#21712346)

No. They can do business with whoever they want as long as doing so doesn't break any law.

The world will never fully conform to anyone's vision, get over it.

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Re:Tell Microsoft and GitHub to Drop ICE as a Client by johncoltrane on Thursday December 05, 2019 @11:51AM (#21713847)

Yes, "not imprisoning children" is pretty much a "vision", not even backed by international treaties. On the other hand, "making money at all costs" and "imprisoning children" are realities.

And in the middle, there are those who:

- threaten to leave GitHub if GitHub doesn't cave in to their demands (don't sell to MS, don't work with ICE, etc.),

- and threaten to leave GitHub if GitHub caves in to the government's demands (close Iranian accounts, etc.).

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