• Colloidal
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        3 hours ago

        Pretty sure it’s a shock and awe strategy by the author to make the term stick. And it worked.

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          i’ve never heard anyone refer to those licences with that term before now, and instantly made me shy away. it’s not only shock and awe, it’s a shitty take that plays on right-wing talking points to reframe “wanting to be useful to others” as something sexual. it’s the stupidest take i’ve never seen.

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            12 minutes ago

            You have the link to the guy’s blog, go shout that at him.

            He’s proposing the GPL instead of these licenses, not exactly selfish. I don’t think the issue is being useful. Is complaining After people used your license as per its terms.

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              7 minutes ago

              you’re aping him so i’m yelling at you.

              what he’s complaining about is called Open Source. the entire point of Open Source is to be an alternative to the GPL because people found its terms too strict to work with. ignoring years of history for the sake of a gotcha term with misogynist connotations is shitty.

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          It works to make others dismiss you and your arguments - I’ll never take anyone seriously who decides to express themselves like this.