https://sandfox.me/tags/politics.xml 2026-09-02T00:44:44Z Anton Smirnov Nikola https://sandfox.me/misc/no-discrimination.html 2022-03-16T19:45:00+02:00 2022-03-16T19:45:00+02:00 Anton Smirnov

<p>In these uneasy times I just want to remind to all these passionate activists around that there are other ethical points beyond any given "today thing" even when the today thing is truly horrible.</p> <p><a class="reference external" href="https://opensource.org/osd">The Open Source Definition</a> states that open-source software must comply with the following criteria:</p> <p><strong>5. No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups</strong> The license must not discriminate against any person or group of persons.</p> <p><strong>6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor</strong> The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the program in a specific field of endeavor. For example, it may not restrict the program from being used in a business, or from being used for genetic research.</p> <p>So whether you are breaking these rules <a class="reference external" href="https://wiki.debian.org/qa.debian.org/jsonevil">for fun</a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/jamiebuilds/license/blob/9cde49dc1321e07ecd5453a0f859cd976499c824/README.md">showing</a> your political <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/terraform-aws-modules/terraform-aws-eks/pull/1937">position</a>, you should remember:</p> <ul class="simple"> <li><p>It is not as fun as it seems.</p></li> <li><p>You are not hurting the people you hate, you are hurting the open-source community.</p></li> </ul>

https://sandfox.me/misc/support-stallman.html 2021-03-24T15:51:00+02:00 2021-03-24T15:51:00+02:00 Anton Smirnov

<p><a class="reference external" href="https://rms-support-letter.github.io">https://rms-support-letter.github.io</a></p> <p>Please even if you do not agree with him politically but still don't like that raging mobs decide for others, sign the letter here: <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/rms-support-letter/rms-support-letter.github.io/pulls">https://github.com/rms-support-letter/rms-support-letter.github.io/pulls</a></p>

https://sandfox.me/misc/rejecting-contributor-covenant.html 2019-02-17T22:44:00+02:00 2019-02-17T22:44:00+02:00 Anton Smirnov

<div><p>Partially as a follow-up for a <a class="reference external" href="https://sandfox.me/misc/github-censorship.html">previous post</a>. As we now know, the sole purpose of the Contributor Covenant is <a class="reference external" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/47p3f5/ethics_shanley_kane_the_ceo_of_model_view_culture/">silencing SJW's political enemies</a>. Luckily Coraline admitted that CC is political so resisting it is also mere politics :D</p> <p><a href="https://sandfox.me/misc/rejecting-contributor-covenant.html">Read more…</a> (1 min remaining to read)</p></div>

https://sandfox.me/misc/github-censorship.html 2019-02-17T18:58:00+02:00 2019-02-17T18:58:00+02:00 Anton Smirnov

<div><p>I never expected this blog to go political but the situation became outrageous</p> <p><a href="https://sandfox.me/misc/github-censorship.html">Read more…</a> (1 min remaining to read)</p></div>