#Open #Source #Software / #FOSS #FLOSS MUST be culturally NEUTRAL, imho!
NO single #culture SHOULD HIJACK a FLOSS project, and inject their symbolism!
PARTICULAR #religion symbolism in open source software MUST be OPT-IN, explicitly!
I'm looking at mpv and vlc!
The #Christian crowd are fixing this issue, either internally (make it opt-in), OR ELSE, i'm not gonna shut up about it!
YOU have the #opportunity to paint a #pacifist picture, here!
An #Atheist getting their pull-request rejected?
🧵 n/n 😅 i'd like to join 2 separate toots into 1 thread.
Please reply to THIS post, and consider this the OP, it's the same topic: https://layer8.space/@platymew/116706888657143948
🧵 4/n can i @ the #Pope, on #Mastodon?
How do i tag the Pope? The big-ish guy of the #Christian #faith?
I need to talk about inter-cultural #Pacifism, and what seems to be #religious #Misconduct.
(I'll not travel to Italy, though.)
🧵 5/n here's the #DEAL!
I'm aware that #Christian #Christianity is a BIG CHONKING ship, that doesn't steer well - lots of bureaucracy and stuff, steep hierarchical structure.
I'll give Y'ALL till the END OF 2026!
I'll note that date in my personal calendar!
YOU CHRISTIANS either TAKE this OPPORTUNITY, to paint yourself in a #pacifist frame...
...OR ELSE, i'll not shut up about it!
(i might mention/stimulate things, here and there, in between - also part of the deal)
🧵 8/n i've not even bothered to dig into their own project #CodeOfConduct - perhaps that's what the #Christians want to re-evaluate, on their own terms?
see also: MPV / VLC media players, "santa hat" issues.
There are SO MANY avenues to paint YOUR TYPE in an actively advantageous and #pacifist picture, right now!
RFC-type: you "MUST NOT" impose your #culture in a mockingly manner, upon anyone, who isn't a member of your creed! #FLOSS #FOSS #GNU
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