Open Source Power

https://blog.muni.town/open-source-power/

Anti-fascistic software is made possible by pro-labor licensing.

I've been trying to write this piece for years. Every time I get started I'm just overwhelmed with paralyzing visions of the FOSS commentariat accusing me of WrongThink, more so here on the fediverse than anywhere else.

But I'm scared and tired and we urgently need to get our shit together.

Mastodon: https://writing.exchange/@erlend/115549403577231766

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rimu@piefed.social · 5 pts · 284d

Love it, please keep writing.

Kissaki@programming.dev · 3 pts · 284d (2 replies)

Typo on “Free, Open Source Software does not a social movement make.” Presumably “does not make a”?

Kimplul@programming.dev · 5 pts · 284d

Not a typo, just an old formulation that's sometimes used. See https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/52596/proper-usage-origin-of-the-generic-phrase-action-phrase-does-not-a-noun-mak for some discussion.

SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 283d

it's correct

Kissaki@programming.dev · 2 pts · 284d

Great writeup, good argumentation, and excellent sourcing, linking to external resources

staircase@programming.dev · 1 pts · 282d
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