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Comment "protestware" shouldn't be allowed in open source (Score 1) 60

talk about shooting yourself in the foot. there should be a separate license for people who reserve the right to sabotage their code. but open source, released to the public and worked on with others shouldn't be allowed to be deliberately undermined by a malicious individual, even if it's the creator. there should be a "it's my ball and i'm going home" license for the cunts who need to reserve that right for themselves.

Comment well... i mean.... it makes sense right? (Score 1) 256

if companies are pulling out for the intent of harming the country, what obligation does the country have to the companies? it's basic tit for tat.

of course, it means that they're burning a helluva lot of bridges. but considering that it's unlikely that russia is going to get on friendly terms with the west for the foreseeable future... from russia's perspective - why not?

Comment Re:By law, duty of reasonable care. Throwing rocks (Score 1) 193

wouldn't your stance cover anyone sabotaging any kind of code on the grounds of free speech?

so if someone working at boeing reprogrammed a system of a 747 and caused it to crash into the atlantic on its next take off as protest against boeing's military contracts or somesuch, wouldn't that be defensible as free speech then?

it seems the "throwing of the rock" is the speech. if you hit someone - that is, cause real world harm - that is the indefensible thing.

even with speech, it's not a free for all. you are not allowed to lie under oath. you are not allowed to incite violence. you are not allowed to yell fire in a crowded movie theater.

and it seems sabotaging code here has indeed caused real world harm and damage.

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