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Re:Nix: The Breaking Point by rijoja on Monday April 29, 2024 @06:42AM (#40196685)
Yes, and contributors to NixOS, and probably you eat meat as well, so they are guilty of killing sentient beings as well, and on account of that I should be in charge of the organisation, and your salary. I'm expecting their and your resignation by the end of the day.
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Re:Nix: The Breaking Point by BlueTemplar on Monday April 29, 2024 @07:07AM (#40196839)
NixOS is not in the business of processing meat though. But they are in the software business, just like Microsoft (and even I guess drone makers, though things get fuzzier here). It's a question of professional deontology.
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Re:Nix: The Breaking Point by rijoja on Monday April 29, 2024 @07:37AM (#40197047)
By that logic shouldn't they be okay to provide software, for people in the business of killing people, since they are not in the killing people business, but in the software business?
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Re:Nix: The Breaking Point by BlueTemplar on Monday April 29, 2024 @11:58AM (#40199995)
"Not as bad" does not necessarily mean "okay".
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