Protestware On the Rise: Why Developers Are Sabotaging Their Own Code

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    Brian Masinick

      Sabotage their own code?

      https://m.slashdot.org/story/402724

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      Brian Masinick

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      christophe
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        It seems to me to be self-defeating. No one will ever again trust a developer who does that.

        confirmed antiX frugaler, since 2019

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        BobC
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          The person must be very frustrated. They should find something to do that they enjoy.

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          marcelocripe
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            Is this really “sabotage” or are they being forced to “sabotage” their own programs?

            Será que se trata mesmo de “sabotagem” ou será que eles estão sendo obrigados a fazerem a “sabotagem” em seus próprios programas?

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            christophe
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              According to the article, it seems some developers are doing this on purpose, in protest of something.

              confirmed antiX frugaler, since 2019

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              anticapitalista
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                Personally speaking (not as an antiX dev), I can understand why someone *would* want to sabotage their own work for a *cause*.
                We have seen this happening throughout history and such actions should not be considered as something *new*.
                IMO it depends on whether the *cause* is worthy and to what extent an alternative to *self* sabotage is available as a way to protest.

                antiX has been criticised (and is still being criticised in the blog/youtube sphere) for including political content (ie anti-capitalist bookmarks, the names of our releases, the ‘Proudly anti-fascist’ message in the forum/main site banner). But, we are totally open about it.
                We have no need to ‘sabotage’ our code.

                Philosophers have interpreted the world in many ways; the point is to change it.

                antiX with runit - leaner and meaner.

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