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Re:Goodbye from a Linux Community Volunteer by ogurechny on Saturday October 26, 2024 @06:52AM (#41953972)
> If your issue is how it was done (i.e. lack of transparency) then there was an apology made, so either accept the apology, or keep ranting (maybe into the void)

Being rude is not the issue. The issue is being ordered to “act now” by someone else, and haphazardly executing that order. Neither Linux Foundation, nor Torvalds has made any direct statements making it clear they acted on their own accord (which would be most obvious thing to do). If this doesn't bother you, you may believe a bit too much that nothing extrajudicial happens in USA.

If that happened, Linux community might need to put some pressure on organizations involved instead of cheering carelessly.

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Re:Goodbye from a Linux Community Volunteer by tankenmate on Monday October 28, 2024 @05:23AM (#41969180)
> The issue is being ordered to “act now” by someone else

That "someone else" is us; it's the government passing laws and regulations, "of the people, by the people, for the people". Now that may not be as true in non democracies, but in a democracy the people elect representatives from the people. Those people make the law, and the people follow the law. Obviously it's not perfect, but as Churchill once said "Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others".

Just remember, control is an illusion, you can influence things; some more than others, but control itself is an illusion.

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