On any of the donation threads where it came up and he replied to it, the most he ever did was some half hearted corporate PR “apology” (ironic)

  • Skiluros
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    191 month ago

    so I don’t understand why people continue to persecute him while using the software that he helped build.

    It’s an open source project. If you want strict controls over who uses your software, an open source license is not the right choice.

    • @[email protected]
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      21 month ago

      Sure, I understand that. Which is part of the reason I’m skeptical of tankie accusations, because building open source software doesn’t seem like the actions of a tankie. The structure of Lemmy is decentralized and grassroots, while tankies tend to support and advocate for centralized and authoritarian structures. So it’s kind of the opposite of the purported beliefs of tankies.