The blog also stated that FUTO repeatedly gave money to other FOSS projects without following proper process for institutional sponsors, and stick their names onto their front page.
Aside from that, their own projects are source-available at best.
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TomAwezome@lemmy.world 3 days agoDoes anyone have a TLDR of Drew’s article here? I’ve seen enough of his keyboard-warrior frothing opinions and vitriolic rhetoric from his blog to avoid trusting it without some third party sources to back up his claims about things.
rearview@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
TomAwezome@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Based on FUTO’s own response, they don’t put logos on the front page to “simplify things”. I think that’s a little weird. Is source-available distinct from open source? Still not sure how that makes them “evil” though, starting to think user Novi Sad might have been making a joke by calling them evil, perhaps being playful.
kuhli@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Yes, source available is distinct from open source. Source available just means you can see the code. Open source allows you to modify and redistribute the code.
bordam@feddit.it 2 days ago
No, that’s the difference between Open Source Software and Free Software
kerobaros@lemmy.world 3 days ago
tl;dr: FUTO has given Curtis Yarvin a platform to speak publicly on multiple occasions.
TomAwezome@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Oh, thanks, this is the first I’ve ever heard of Curtis Yarvin. Did he say anything bad during those opportunities to speak? I’m not sure it’s “evil” to interview someone.
tofu@lemmy.nocturnal.garden 3 days ago
Excerpt from the Wikipedia introduction:
Yarvin has been described as a “neo-reactionary”, “neo-monarchist” and “neo-feudalist” who “sees liberalism as creating a Matrix-like totalitarian system, and who wants to replace American democracy with a sort of techno-monarchy”.[14][15][16][17] He has defended the institution of slavery, and has suggested that certain races may be more naturally inclined toward servitude than others.[3][18] He has argued that whites have inherently higher IQs than black people,[18] and opposes U.S. civil rights programs.[19]
TomAwezome@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Wow, he does sound pretty nasty, that’s messed up. I don’t see though how FUTO interviewing a bad person makes the organization evil though.