Post by @hbons@mastodon.social

RE: https://mastodon.social/@verge/117202983989699195

the generous explanation of this is that CEOs have no fucking clue what they're funding. the alternative... much darker.

The Verge

@verge@mastodon.social 8 hr. ago

1Password wades into a right-wing mess after funding a Linux project https://www.theverge.com/tech/988536/1password-dhh-linux-controversy

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Thomas Fuchs

@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io 2 hr. ago

@hbons @rakslice @verge Usually companies at least cursory research people they’re giving seven figures to, that’s just PR 101.

Totally unrelated, the first Google result for “Nazi Linux” is Omarchy.

a kilo of saucepans (rakslice)

@rakslice@mastodon.social 2 hr. ago

@thomasfuchs @hbons @verge yeah, how should i put this, i think this thing has become a magnet for a bunch of say like minded chudividuals to contribute in their personal capacity in a way that doesn't get their affiliated giant companies with hr departments involved, but the 1password guys just missed the memo and had corporate cut a check

a kilo of saucepans (rakslice)

@rakslice@mastodon.social 2 hr. ago

@thomasfuchs @hbons @verge fundamentally the bigger mystery to me is how this fully opinionated distro is supposedly gonna be the pro "rugged individualism" choice, like it's a good grift if you can get it i guess

Thomas Fuchs

@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io 52 min. ago

@rakslice @hbons @verge their number one trait is that they’re literally always projecting when they tell about other people (see also number of closeted gay people among republicans).

you can trust that every accusation they make is actually a confession

Vincent Tunru

@VincentTunru@fosstodon.org 3 hr. ago

@hbons I'm most surprised by their apparent claim that it's the second-most used by their customers. Have they just got that few customers in Linux?

(I guess not being open source might go over more easily for Omarchy users. Or possibly it's just pre-installed?)

Donald Ball

@donaldball@triangletoot.party 2 hr. ago

@VincentTunru @hbons I don’t believe it tbh. There’s maybe a narrow technical reading by which it could be true – most installs regarding of having an active account maybe, on account of it being a system default, or most verified installations (many linux distros and users being hostile to telemetry).