Re:On the Weaponisation of Open Source
by emodendroket on Friday March 18, 2022 @07:16PM
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I guess this is the Mandela effect because I can remember a few instances in my lifetime of larger countries invading smaller ones in contravention of international law.
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I’ve seen that happen a few times, but not in a war of territorial expansion.
Barring, you know, the current suspect.
Re:On the Weaponisation of Open Source
by emodendroket on Saturday March 19, 2022 @03:14PM
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I don't find it super convincing that our version is better because we merely aim to install a friendly government rather than annexing territory directly. We already did that. There isn't much more to annex.
>but not in a war of territorial expansion.
According to whom? According to Putin, they invaded ukraine to "denazify it". On the other hand "US invades country for oil" is a pretty popular narrative on the internet.
The argument is just a bit harder to make if you invade a country on your border, starting from your border, and expanding into the country.
Re:On the Weaponisation of Open Source
by diordiderot on Friday March 18, 2022 @07:21PM
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Yeah, I guess if someone gets away with something bad you shouldn't care about it ever again.
Guy murders your kids anyone can murder anyone from now on, no big deal
Re:On the Weaponisation of Open Source
by mardifoufs on Friday March 18, 2022 @07:49PM
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You missed his point. The original comment said that territorial wasn't exactly the norm and that it's pretty unique situation. The person you replied to then said that they can recall quite a few invasions, disoroving that assertion. Nobody is justifying anything, there is no need to be so defensive about it.