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Boycotting FOSS projects in the wake of the "buy canadian/european" movement makes no sense (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 2 months ago by not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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I've seen many threads suggesting products but they often don't mention FOSS projects, which should always be preferred to corporate software. With FOSS you are already boycotting capitalism, on either side. Free and Open Source ignores borders and shouldn't be categorized in nationalist terms, no matter where some of the maintainers happen to live.

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[-] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Totally agree. The majority of Americans are great people.

Not choosing to vote or speak is endorsing the establishment. We are not great people. We are dumbfucks.

[-] antipiratgruppen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

Not choosing to vote [...] is endorsing the establishment.

Where is the logic in that? By voting you're actively acknowledging the legitimacy of the State. How would not voting be an endorsement of anything, as you see it?