I for one am going through quite a culture shock. I always assumed the nature of FOSS software made it immune to be confined within the policies of nations; I guess if one day the government of USA starts to think that its a security concers for china to use and contribute to core opensource software created by its citizens or based in their boundaries, they might strongarm FOSS communities and projects to make their software exclude them in someway or worse declare GPL software a threat to national security.

  • Binette@lemmy.ml
    274·
    9 hours ago

    1. You’re replying to someone from db0

    2. Lemmy.ml is not the only place that believes the US isn’t a democracy.

    3. The US is an oligarchy. It’s one of the things agreed by philosophers, including my teacher. The current controversy in the left surrounding the elections obviously proves this point.

    • Aatube@kbin.melroy.org
      46·
      5 hours ago
      1. Oops. That’s… interesting.
      2. Maybe, but we at least get to select which oligarchs we prefer. In Russia, you select from Putin, Pootin, and Puteen.