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0 pointsCamperBob22y ago0 comments

They should hold the next conference in Kyiv.

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vkou2y ago

Only if their warhawk counterparts hold their next shindig somewhere in Gaza (So they can see first-hand what the consequences of their work and advocacy look like).

ordinaryradical2y ago

If you don’t want to build weapons because you don’t like the variety of ways they may be wielded, that’s a valid and reasonable ethical stance.

If you don’t want to build anything that could ever potentially be used in the manufacture of those weapons, you probably shouldn’t be building open source software or contributing anything to do with any programming language at all.

klausa2y ago

I think there's a big difference between "being used by" and "being active members of the community".

Open Source means you can't really prohibit Anduril from using your projects; but _welcoming_ them and their money is a different matter altogether.

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vkou2y ago

I will point out that I am well aware of, and respect the stance that bad things done multiple-degrees-removed-from-you are not, like, entirely your responsibility. Or even necessarily your responsibility at all.

I did, however, have to expand on the concept that it's very easy to have strong opinions about war when you yourself are sheltered from the consequences of it.

relativ5752y ago

Kyiv would still be the right location. Russia want anything that may distract the world's attention from the crimes they commit everyday in Ukraine.

vkou2y ago

Russia's aggression against Ukraine, started a decade ago, the war on Palestinians has been going on for ~55 years.

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vkou2y ago

Only if their warhawk counterparts hold their next shindig somewhere in Gaza (So they can see first-hand what the consequences of their work and advocacy look like).

ordinaryradical2y ago

If you don’t want to build weapons because you don’t like the variety of ways they may be wielded, that’s a valid and reasonable ethical stance.

klausa2y ago

I think there's a big difference between "being used by" and "being active members of the community".

Open Source means you can't really prohibit Anduril from using your projects; but _welcoming_ them and their money is a different matter altogether.

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vkou2y ago

I did, however, have to expand on the concept that it's very easy to have strong opinions about war when you yourself are sheltered from the consequences of it.

relativ5752y ago

Kyiv would still be the right location. Russia want anything that may distract the world's attention from the crimes they commit everyday in Ukraine.

vkou2y ago

Russia's aggression against Ukraine, started a decade ago, the war on Palestinians has been going on for ~55 years.

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