Y'know what? You're right. What builds a strong FLOSS project is a community of open-minded people ready to look over some differences to focus on what matters. I don't care if you, say, hate communism, or pineapple on pizza, if we can work alongside each other building what aligns with both of us.

The problem is, the latest political turn has people turning against each other, breaking that promise. Hyprland community allows open mocking of trans people. DHH openly calls for the deportation of migrants, some of which are also FLOSS contributors who may lose their livelihood and with it, an ability to participate. The list goes on, and this is what the stir is really about.

No one cares if it's some views you hold in the vacuum. But these views convert to policies that end up alienating vital parts of the community, and, diverse as FLOSS community is, you're practically guaranteed to splinter it if you go this route.

For decades, FLOSS came from the place of accepting people as they are. Now this promise is broken, and here we mock and avoid people who made this happen. It is not a purity test, it is a practical way to stand for the community and people that represent it through these turbulent times. The people we end up calling fascist are those who get actively hostile to large groups of people, some of which are inevitably part of what makes the whole FLOSS movement roll. We should never, ever associate with people who murder the promise and foundation FLOSS is built on. DHH and others on the list are among them.

[+] abc@suppo.fi -20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Hyprland community allows open mocking of trans people.

That would be a problem if trans people would be forced to be in the Hyprland community. Are they?

DHH openly calls for the deportation of migrants, some of which are also FLOSS contributors who may lose their livelihood and with it, an ability to participate.

Does he actually call for deportation of anyone who works? That seems to be the constant confusion about what the anti-immigration people are talking about.

[–] Allero@lemmy.today 9 points 2 days ago

That would be a problem if trans people would be forced to be in the Hyprland community.

Then, by extending the same treatment, the civilized world retains full right and reason to exclude and mock those who have no respect for the people they work with.

In any case, what is being done here is divisive and harmful for the FLOSS community. It creates a new separation of people based on ideological grounds, so instead of working together, they'll be forced to fork the projects or work on something else not out of technical limitations, but out of, simply, worldview. This means less contributors, more drama, endless infighting and all the other things FLOSS traditionally stood above. This is bad for all of us.

You may think all you want, but without proper boundaries set to protect all of the contributors, we won't go anywhere.

Does he actually call for deportation of anyone who works?

He complained on several occasions about the inflow of foreigners in Denmark and made false claims about migrant criminality while calling for the restoration of Danish national identity by maintaining foreign population controls. This is where it started and it kept developing from there. As per work, instead of suggesting better avenues for work offerings, he suggested going hardline, banning homelessness (as if people do it by choice) and suggesting mass deportations, comparing "gypsies" to "wolves to be shot before they eat the sheep". Doesn't look good at all.