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As corporations refuse to stand for anything, some engineers have decided to stand for something. When so much of enterprise tech sits on volunteer open source work, that activism can have a *big* impact. smrt_fasizmu/1174736586870685696?s=19
On twitter.com ♻️ 15 Retweets ❤️ 56 Favorites 2019 Sep 20 Mood -1 🙁

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This rising wave of activism can have a big impact with only a few people. chef refused to deal with the ethics of providing tech to ICE, so one of their past employees who built open source code their operations stood upon did it for them. jezhumble/1174869572375044096?s=19
Permalink On twitter.com ♻️ 2 Retweets ❤️ 11 Favorites 2019 Sep 20 Mood -1 🙁

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The engineer who wrote the code, sethvargo says: "I have a moral and ethical obligation to prevent my source from being used for evil." github.com/sethvargo/chef-sugar I wish we heard that more often. Good for him, this is exactly the right response and I admire his stance and act.
Permalink On twitter.com ♻️ 11 Retweets ❤️ 30 Favorites 2019 Sep 20 Mood +5 🙂

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Thousands of engineers volunteer millions of hours contributing to our community through open source, in the belief that by doing so they make the world a better place. If you discover your freely given work is going toward monstrous unethical ends then take this example. Pull it
Permalink On twitter.com ♻️ 2 Retweets ❤️ 21 Favorites 2019 Sep 20 Mood 0

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Companies like chef might try to claim there is no ethical operation under capitalism. But modern tech operations are built on uncompensated labor in open source, tied to the belief that we are making a better world. The day we aren't, that virtuous cycle deserves to fall apart
Permalink On twitter.com ♻️ 5 Retweets ❤️ 13 Favorites 2019 Sep 20 Mood +7 🙂

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In open source there are only ethical operations. Activist maintenance of your code isn't just a right, it's a requirement.
Permalink On twitter.com ❤️ 11 Favorites 2019 Sep 20 Mood +2 🙂

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Companies willing to use open source code unethically cannot, and inevitably will not, ethically participate in the open source community they take advantage of. sethvargo/1174780420740853760?s=19
Permalink On twitter.com ♻️ 2 Retweets ❤️ 13 Favorites 2019 Sep 20 Mood +2 🙂

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Indeed. ReinH/1175201964512010240?s=19
Permalink On twitter.com ♻️ 1 Retweets ❤️ 9 Favorites 2019 Sep 20 Mood 0

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Don't fking use the employees who opposed your shitty decision but can't afford to quit as a shield against being held responsible for your shitty decision. cscobie/1175189211722313728?s=19
Permalink On twitter.com ♻️ 3 Retweets ❤️ 15 Favorites 2019 Sep 20 Mood -4 🙁

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"To quit immediately when things become nefarious is a privilege accorded to those with resources and working significant others (or, alternatively, no one relying on them)." startedwithatweet.substack.com/p/who-works-engineering-at-skullcrusher
Permalink On twitter.com ♻️ 3 Retweets ❤️ 12 Favorites 2019 Sep 20 Mood 0

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Good thread on this: s_m_i/1175533883825147905
Permalink On twitter.com ♻️ 3 Retweets ❤️ 7 Favorites 2019 Sep 22 Mood +3 🙂

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Action works. josephfcox/1176154434247643137?s=19
Permalink On twitter.com ♻️ 2 Retweets ❤️ 3 Favorites 2019 Sep 23 Mood 0

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