Comment on European Commission cuts funding support for Free Software projects

• rottingleaf@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Just vultures. It’s pure corruption. People of the kind that already rule Russia.

  Any kind of progress, justice, right etc they don’t respect.

  Big fish eating smaller fish is one thing they respect, and they also want more privacy while stealing, and the ability to spy after everyone else and coerce courts and institutions.

  It’s that simple.

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  • Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Agreed. We have allowed our democratic system to be quietly stolen from us without even really noticing. I think we either need to properly reclaim it or to start new systems away from it. The Fediverse is a really good example of the latter.

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    • rottingleaf@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The fediverse exists in the web, while they exist in the reality and command police, people in airports and train stations, military, internet service providers, etc.

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      • Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I would argue that the web is part of reality - it’s our main method of communication. It might be small but I think it’s a good example of successful self-organisation away from government/business/finance.

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      • wanderingmagus@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        That’s why we should follow the example of the French and do a Revolution every now and then!

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• endofline@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Hawala awaits :-)

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  • Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Was ist das?

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    • endofline@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s informal way of transferring the money. You give your money to Hawalardar which contacts the Hawalardar in the destination country. That person gives back the money minus fee which you pointed out or any person who knows the code. It works like money transfer but outside the formal payment system. That’s why it’s hated by most governments in the world. In many countries it has names like in China “flying money”

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      • Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        First time I’ve heard of it. Sounds awesome!

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