Morten LinderudOct 14

Is there a name or concept for when something becomes "mainstream", or the norm, it stops being "political"?

I'm wondering if one of the reasons why some people retain the position "keep politics out of F/OSS" is because FOSS "won"? It becomes the norm and people stop considering it to be political movement?

#OpenSource #FOSS #freesoftware

Show threadChristoph Raitzig

@Foxboron If it is political for someone depends on why someone uses FOSS. Someone using Linux because they believe in the FOSS spirit and don't want to support e. g. Microsoft (for political reasons) is different from someone using Linux because they like it best or it just happens to be the best tool for the job.

When someone uses FOSS that doesn't mean they are automatically aligned with the political beliefs of the persons who created that software.

Oct 14 at 12:50pmWeb
Show threadMorten LinderudOct 14
@talinx
But can you deny the politics inherent to the movement?
Show threadChristoph RaitzigOct 14
@Foxboron No. My point is, if someone uses FOSS you can't claim that they share the political beliefs common in the FOSS community. It's somewhat likely, but not automatically the case. I would be surprised if the creators of Mastodon have the same political opinions as Trump who used it to create Truth social.