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Re:On the Weaponisation of Open Source by hulitu on Friday March 18, 2022 @05:52PM (#30728017)
> But that doesn't change the fact that this is an action in support of a war effort. In wars, principled stands don't win. If you want a particular outcome, you have to pick a side.

I picked a side. I will take care that npm is not installed on my computers. Take your political sh*t out of my computer.

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Re:On the Weaponisation of Open Source by ajross on Friday March 18, 2022 @07:32PM (#30729002)
Perfect segue to that famous Clausewitz quote!

The premise behind your position is clearly that "politics" is some kind of meaningless distraction to the "real" business of shipping software. But... isn't that backwards? It's a war. People picked a side.

The idea that unilateral military invasion is merely "politics"[1] is... very strange to lots of people.

[1] In the sense of triviality you clearly intended, c.f. Clausewitz again.

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Re:On the Weaponisation of Open Source by azangru on Saturday March 19, 2022 @09:36AM (#30733588)
> I will take care that npm is not installed on my computers

Easy to say if you are not a frontend engineer.

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