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r/linux moment: Scolds trans woman for being too mean to a transphobe (reddit.com)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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CW: Transphobia, ableism, misgendering

I've posted a video from Nicco Loves Linux covering the whole situation to the libre community here for context.

TL;DR: Vaxry, the lead developer of the popular Hyprland wayland compositor and tiling window manager has been banned from ever contributing a patch to freedesktop, a highly influential software group that is responsible for the modern Linux Desktop. This was due to him violating freedesktop's code of conduct because of his toxic discord community and crypto-fash blog. Vaxry then writes two screeds and throws a public temper tantrum, leading to inevitable clash when his nazi friends harass the freedesktop people.

(EDIT: Removed direct links to blog, the entire blog is pretty reactionary outside of the purely software related posts) The blog posts that got them banned:

Fun screenshot

frothingfash : "I'M NOT MAD I'M NOT MAD"

Critical support to Red Hat Enterprise Linux and their never-ending crusade to destroy white people

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[–] Eyck_of_denesle 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I don't understand. Why is it wrong to use hyprland? The dev doesn't get any money or anything like that right.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Vaxry is synonymous with Hyprland for the most part. He has a large community who looks up to him as well as he has a very high opinion of himself (contrary to what he says). His GitHub states he is the leader.

People refusing to work with him/use his passion project might get the message of "dont be a loser bigot" through.

Or it isolates his community and quarantines it away from the non bigot infested FOSS world.

Nobody cares if you use hyprland (people will package it anyways, it's technically impressive), but in the FOSS space we can curate what software we use (down to the very kernel). Bad actors who don't respond to criticism have to face consequences somehow and refusing to use hyprland is an example of that.

I mean being banned from freedesktop has ruined a big part of his career. He will always be known as the chud debate bro who tried to bargin with social norms. Who wants to work with someone whose judgement they can't trust?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

The currency of the FOSS world is prestige and the respect of your peers