Re: Distros specifically designed for children

On 2025-05-28, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

On Wed, 28 May 2025 11:51:32 -0000 (UTC), Borax Man wrote:
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Linus isn't political, he's just pragmantic.

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Not sure what “pragmantic” is supposed to mean, but choosing the GPL as
his Free Software licence, has to be seen as a political act.
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After all, what purpose does the copyleft principle serve, if it is not
political?

In Linus's own words, regarding the GPL

I really think the license has been one of the defining factors in the
success of Linux because it enforced that you have to give back, which
meant that the fragmentation has never been something that has been
viable from a technical standpoint.

But Linus has, to me knowledge, never spoken about Linux as a means to
drive social change, change peoples attitudes, to bring about social
justice, or any of the other concerns that Social Justice Warriors have
done.  If you can find me evidence to the contrary, then bring it...

But we have other organisations explicitely making statements about who
is and isn't welcome, about what politics they support and reject.