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[–] [email protected] 49 points 5 days ago (4 children)

We are entering the era of cyber-warfare, nation-state counter hacking, software and hardware sabotage, underground black and grey markets for both hardware and software.

Sanctions now include software and access to networks, not just hardware imports and generic VPN region locks.

Nations are taking more control over their national network infrastructure, China has shown it's possible to almost completely isolate a modern technological nation of a billion people in their own intra-net with near full visibility and control into everything their citizens say and do.

Other nations are following, and big tech will always play into whatever is the most profitable, which is why companies like Google and Apple will turn a blind eye to the authoritarian governments and comply with their controls in order to gain more market share.

Now let me be clear; fuck the Russian war machine, fuck it hard and fast, and fuck Putin and his pathetic removed bois that support him. But I feel for the Russian people who are oppressed, there is a deep hacker and FOSS culture that has been there since the 80's, shame that they are getting screwed by their shitty regime, much like the citizens of China, especially gen-Z having terms like "lying down" banned because it opposes their oppressive and abusive work culture.

Open software and hardware is under attack more and more lately. From the capitalist corpos who hate anything they can't generate insane profits from and that gives workers and end users control over their data and privacy. It's also under attack from the government neo-liberals and right-wingers because it allows people to be private and safely express their opposition, and also allows easy organizing of mass protests against their abuses of power.

What a precious thing we have in the world of FOSS. The spirit of human collaboration and free expression, across cultures, races, genders, and ages is so incredible, but we must defend and support it.

Fuck Capitalism, fuck copyright, and FUCK war.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago

Hell yea brother

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

We are entering the era of cyber-warfare, nation-state counter hacking, software and hardware sabotage, underground black and grey markets for both hardware and software.

We have entered that territory at least 10 years ago.

The rest I agree with. But I also think this is in fact the right move: you need to create pressure that hurts both the leadership and the people.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What would you personally do with that pressure if you lived in Moscow? At best get beaten in a protest.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Believe it or not, even the thugs beating down protests enjoy western luxuries... Or not having 20% inflation.

Plus, enforcing your government's policies becomes a whole lot less attractive if all your neighbors dislike your employer. It all trickles down eventually.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

I wish Free/Libre movement (as not to be limited only to FOSS and OSHW) to stay away from getting too political. Sure perhaps because their contributors mostly coming from westerner but lately things get piggybacked by nonsense stuffs (Debian wtf?). For truly Free/Libre there should be no border and everyone welcome to contribute instead of artificial reasoning because someone above them have to comply with this-that or whatever the heck the agenda are.