@mayel Yeah, I'm really hoping this turns into some more decentralization-focused work on Git, as well as increased funding/support for the GitLab team to improve what they've got.

That said, the number of Microsoft apologists is astounding and incredibly disheartening.

@gabe

This.

Watching people who I thought were smart embracing Microsoft this morning is turning my gut.

@mayel

@mayel @gabe @jjg that is likely the case.

I have been working in tech for near 30 years, and literally the only people I encounter who *genuinely* believe in FOSS as a wider social force for good (not simply yet another aspect of profit making business) seem to be found on Mastodon (and a great number of them on social.coop instance, although thats to be expected)

@vfrmedia @jjg @mayel

The fact that FLOSS ethics is not a part of the wider political progressive movement is so tragic to me.

Social and economic progress rely on changing the underlying systems in place, systems which are already rapidly changing... thanks to technology. But if that technology isn't free, libre, and open, how could we possibly have true social+economic progress come out of it?

@gabe

To me the difference between FOSS and proprietary software is as stark as that between a nuclear power plant and a nuclear bomb.

But most people see them as the same thing.

(I understand that nuclear power isn't unproblematic but I think you get my point :) )

@mayel @vfrmedia

@jjg @vfrmedia @mayel @gabe
> To me the difference between FOSS and proprietary software is as stark as that between a nuclear power plant and a nuclear bomb.

Maybe the difference between a renewable power plant and a nuclear power plant? Both ways of producing software / energy, but one or ethical and community-friendly and the other is toxic and wasteful?