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On 2025-05-28, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> On Tue, 27 May 2025 20:31:09 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
>
>> On 2025-05-27 7:52 p.m., Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>
>>> Why is there this assumption that “Linux-centric nerd fests” will
>>> inevitably be dominated by liberals?
>> 
>> There is a good chance that the most productive community members are
>> actually conservatives. Nevertheless, they are surrounded by progressive
>> freeloaders who aren't content with getting something for free; they
>> demand total control of the people and organizations behind that
>> software.
>
> Are the conservatives not able to resist such demands? You think there 
> should be some kind of explicit policy to help them, by including a 
> diversity of political opinions in Free Software projects?
>
> Sounds like a pretty “woke” idea ...

Conservatives believe in markets, and fairness, and not having any bias,
and freedom and stuff, so they don't really resist anything.

The problem is, once ideologies get in, they put measures in place to
justify removing opposition, so quite quickly you're in a position where
you cannot oppose.

The solution is to remove ideologies as soon as possible, and not allow
them to gain even a foot in the door.