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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=19Permalink On twitter.com
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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=19Permalink On twitter.com
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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
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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 itPermalink On twitter.com
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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 apartPermalink On twitter.com
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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.On twitter.com
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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=19Permalink On twitter.com
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Indeed. ReinH/1175201964512010240?s=19Permalink On twitter.com
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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=19Permalink On twitter.com
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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-skullcrusherPermalink On twitter.com
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Good thread on this: s_m_i/1175533883825147905Permalink On twitter.com
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Action works. josephfcox/1176154434247643137?s=19Permalink On twitter.com
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