Re:Using an Amiga in 2021: Making an intro
by zozbot234 on Friday October 14, 2022 @06:09AM
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I always took that as harmless posturing, given that the 'XYZ' was invariably a pseudonym. Modern FLOSS development needs codes of conflict that forbid this behavior because we fully involve our personal and professional identities in it.
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Re:Using an Amiga in 2021: Making an intro
by _the_inflator on Friday October 14, 2022 @08:50AM
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Not at all. During the 80th and early 90th I encountered many personal attacks, and few of them escalated into physical encounters. I was involved quite heavily into the C64 and Amiga scene, attended quite a few copy parties.
Most conflicts I knew of, started on a personal level. 98% of the persons that attacked each other knew each other in real life. The scene met at copy parties, or did phone conferences.
There were also some funny encounters, when groups who were at war with each other met at copy parties.
In Venlo for example, I remember the bouncer quite well, because he was some huge 2.10m dude.
I can tell you of dozens of other encounters. Some works, that caused trouble, are even sanctioned by officials. And this is good.