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To: ComputerGuy

Isn’t open source itself a woke concept?


I would think the opposite. Woke is all about centralized control over thought.

Open source is all about decentralization of power. Open source is hard to censor and control.


5 posted on 08/01/2025 7:55:43 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: marktwain; ComputerGuy
> Open source is all about decentralization of power. Open source is hard to censor and control.

Open source is about spreading the information and value of software around so that anyone can learn from it, modify it for their own needs, identify and correct mistakes and vulnerabilities, and pass what they've done around again for others to use. It's the very antithesis of central control and limitation.

Trying to control open source software is like trying to pick up a blob of mercury off a mirror with your fingers. Can't be done.

7 posted on 08/01/2025 8:32:57 AM PDT by dayglored (This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24)
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