Short Summary of the Community Drama of the Linux Distribution “NixOS”, so that you can get the big picture and form your own opinion with the provided sources.
Clarification of the “Steering Comittee” as Project Leadership
Moderation Team resigns in Protest
- Resignation Post, with examples of interference: https://discourse.nixos.org/t/a-statement-from-members-of-the-moderation-team/69828
- Conflict due different interests:
- the Moderation Team desires being independent. otherwise, they can’t moderate the behavior of people in positions of power.
- the Moderation Team is currently accountable to the Steering Comittee: https://discourse.nixos.org/t/a-statement-from-members-of-the-moderation-team/69828/6
Technical Leadership works for Military Company, causing Fear of Alignment with Facism.
- Steering Committee works for Military Company https://discourse.nixos.org/t/sc-member-tomberek-works-for-anduril/68971
- People in the community feel uncomfortable with that, since the US and its military are heading towards facsism: https://mstdn.games/@KFears/115275676459535171
- The Steering Committee made a public Post about that, explaining the Situation: https://discourse.nixos.org/t/statement-on-a-steering-committee-member-joining-anduril/69007
Are you joking? They’re stepping down as mods for an extremely niche community.
That is prime slacktivism, but since it’s for something you support you’re going to lie and pretend it’s not.
“Direct action” so many of you people love using vague language because you know the specifics make your argument look asinine.
These terms mean very specific things but because you don’t know what those things are you think I’m being vague and biased. You should probably just shut up.
“Direct action” doesn’t mean anything specific. “They’re stepping down as mods for an extremely niche community” does.
Work on your reading comprehension.
Throw a tantrum harder as well.