Drew DeVault
Person on 4 sites
Free software developer, founder of SourceHut, and creator of the sway window manager, the aerc mail client and the Hare programming language. He has worked…
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2 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
Who people, organisations and podcasts are, and how they connect, with sources.
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2 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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19 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Hacker News amplifies right-wing politics and bigotry, and its moderators, users and tools together suppress progressive ideas. (opens korrents.com)
“The purpose of a system is what it does, and the system at Hacker News amplifies right wing politics and bigotry. The moderators, the users, and the tools available to them collaborate to suppress progressive ideas and…”
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Calling a space "apolitical" is an excuse to favor the status quo, and it reinforces society's existing biases and power structures. (opens korrents.com)
“"Apolitical" is an excuse to favor the status quo, a resistance to change, and therefore a re-enforcement of the existing biases and power structures of society.”
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Linux is a political project, and its lead is a political actor. (opens korrents.com)
“This argumentation is disingenuous and hypocritical. Linux is a political project and Linus is a political actor.”
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Hacker News amplifies right-wing politics and bigotry, and its moderators, users and tools together suppress progressive ideas. (opens korrents.com)
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10 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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9front (opens rcmnd.app)
“My laptops generally run Alpine Linux or 9front (you can take that as an endorsement), or MINIX or OpenBSD.”
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Alpine Linux (opens rcmnd.app)
“My laptops generally run Alpine Linux or 9front (you can take that as an endorsement), or MINIX or OpenBSD.”
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Arch Linux (opens rcmnd.app)
“My workstation runs Arch Linux, but don't take that as an endorsement.”
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9front (opens rcmnd.app)