Debian also has its share of 'canceled' people
THIS series has thus far focused on Linux, the Linux Foundation, and Linus Torvalds (attempts to 'cancel' him predate 2018). Along the way it also mentioned Richard Stallman, who in principle supports the free speech rights of Eric Raymond. For those who don't know, Mr. Raymond was basically banned by the very organisation that he co-founded. As another notable example, and in no way resembling the mindset of Mr. Raymond, we have Theodore Ts’o (Ted). We don't want to repeat false or trumped-up accusations, but let's just say that this input from Mr. Ts’o shows him defensive of Torvalds in the face of the mobs. Three years ago I took a screenshot of it:
debian-private
) to do their lynching. So much for transparency.
"Notice how they've utilised secret mailing lists (such as debian-private
) to do their lynching. So much for transparency."So remember that those cancel mobs don't quite work out in the open; they often operate behind people's backs. When we published this in 2020 Torvalds responded in an article that quoted him. Either way, the practice is more widespread than people care to recognise, partly because much of the politicking happens behind the scenes, never to be seen by the general public. It's something we must all take into account.
With corrupt 'journalists' (phonies and imposters) it can become one heck of a jungle out there. Be sceptical of media funded by GAFAM and IBM. Its objective or its 'product' is not informing readers. It assigns staff writers to sell outcomes to sponsors/advertisers. ⬆