step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship .

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:41:23 GMT

fiore@brain.worm.pink — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:41:23 GMT

@hipsterelectron@circumstances.run @LGUG2Z@hachyderm.io @nagirin@sk.myxoz.net demonstrably false : that would be me

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:40:26 GMT

hipsterelectron@circumstances.run — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:40:26 GMT

@fiore @LGUG2Z @nagirin i'm robert pike's biggest hater on the planet

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:39:39 GMT

hipsterelectron@circumstances.run — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:39:39 GMT

@fiore @LGUG2Z @nagirin i have only ever known a world of linux and i have a filesystem project that won't be limited to posix. i want a deeper microkernel user-space API

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:35:36 GMT

fiore@brain.worm.pink — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:35:36 GMT

@hipsterelectron@circumstances.run @LGUG2Z@hachyderm.io @nagirin@sk.myxoz.net first of all , no , second of all , bad software is bad on all platforms . lets do plan 9 can we do 9 please please weve done unix for so long

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:33:22 GMT

hipsterelectron@circumstances.run — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:33:22 GMT

@fiore @LGUG2Z @nagirin gnu has portability

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:31:31 GMT

fiore@brain.worm.pink — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:31:31 GMT

@hipsterelectron@circumstances.run @LGUG2Z@hachyderm.io @nagirin@sk.myxoz.net i agree but i do /not/ think gnu is a solid base in the slightest . i think if we are still gonna do unix (grrr) we should use good code and rip it out of bsd

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:28:49 GMT

hipsterelectron@circumstances.run — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:28:49 GMT

@fiore @LGUG2Z @nagirin see also https://circumstances.run/@hipsterelectron/116460473270273617

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:27:30 GMT

fiore@brain.worm.pink — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:27:30 GMT

@reia@linfan.moe teehee my mouth feels funy for anesthesia teehee

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:23:38 GMT

fiore@brain.worm.pink — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:23:38 GMT

@nagirin@sk.myxoz.net @hipsterelectron@circumstances.run @LGUG2Z@hachyderm.io checkmate ...

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:23:21 GMT

fiore@brain.worm.pink — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:23:21 GMT

@SRAZKVT@tech.lgbt @hipsterelectron@circumstances.run oh my god

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:22:59 GMT

srazkvt@tech.lgbt — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:22:59 GMT

@fiore @hipsterelectron whimpers

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:22:54 GMT

nagirin@sk.myxoz.net — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:22:54 GMT

@fiore@brain.worm.pink @hipsterelectron@circumstances.run @LGUG2Z@hachyderm.io we made murder illegal yet people still kill how could this happen

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:21:54 GMT

fiore@brain.worm.pink — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:21:54 GMT

@hipsterelectron@circumstances.run @LGUG2Z@hachyderm.io @nagirin@sk.myxoz.net codifying things thru licenses means codifying the whole movement thru the language of the oppressor

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:21:22 GMT

fiore@brain.worm.pink — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:21:22 GMT

@hipsterelectron@circumstances.run @nagirin@sk.myxoz.net @LGUG2Z@hachyderm.io the fsf has failed to provide what we are seeking , and the fsf has produced some pretty darn good licenses . the reason this all went to shit is that licensing is not the way to move forward , it is not a weapon

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:12:56 GMT

hipsterelectron@circumstances.run — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:12:56 GMT

@nagirin @fiore @LGUG2Z i attempted to focus on guarantees and described why and how license changes compliment over strategies. i like having guarantees codified

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:50:38 GMT

nagirin@sk.myxoz.net — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:50:38 GMT

@fiore@brain.worm.pink @hipsterelectron@circumstances.run @LGUG2Z@hachyderm.io I'll add that by using the legal system specifically centred around treating corporations as individuals, you are scoring an own goal and playing by rules with disadvantage the goals of a free software movement.

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:49:25 GMT

fiore@brain.worm.pink — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:49:25 GMT

@hipsterelectron@circumstances.run @LGUG2Z@hachyderm.io @nagirin@sk.myxoz.net licensing is a legal tool , and the law means very little to the corporations im trying to defend against

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:48:03 GMT

hipsterelectron@circumstances.run — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:48:03 GMT

@fiore @LGUG2Z @nagirin they are one way to define guarantees. how else can we do so? i also advocate for no-support resolutions which would be intransitive and alongside the code of conduct

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:46:14 GMT

fiore@brain.worm.pink — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:46:14 GMT

@hipsterelectron@circumstances.run @nagirin@sk.myxoz.net @LGUG2Z@hachyderm.io licenses mean very little to me

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:45:06 GMT

hipsterelectron@circumstances.run — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:45:06 GMT

@fiore @nagirin i'm interested in codifying support for genocide and surveillance into a license cc @LGUG2Z

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:43:40 GMT

fiore@brain.worm.pink — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:43:40 GMT

@hipsterelectron@circumstances.run @nagirin@sk.myxoz.net boycotting is a tiny patch not a solution

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:42:09 GMT

fiore@brain.worm.pink — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:42:09 GMT

@reia@linfan.moe ermm those all seem like things a corpo would be worried about .. /j(id love to respond more seriously but im late to a dentist appointment rn i gtg weehhh)

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:33:55 GMT

hipsterelectron@circumstances.run — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:33:55 GMT

@nagirin @fiore see my argument for boycotting https://circumstances.run/@hipsterelectron/116481397829630029

Reply to step one in any possible reboot of the free software movement is always gonna be to refuse corporate sponsorship . on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:32:37 GMT

nagirin@sk.myxoz.net — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:32:37 GMT

@hipsterelectron@circumstances.run @fiore@brain.worm.pink the difference between a corporation that does an atrocity and the corporation that does not do an atrocity is not some moral betterness by the board of directors. Sure some small time businesses may genuinely be driven by a guy with a desire to do good. But that chafes and gnashes against the demanded logic of capitalism to seek profit above all else or be annahilated. Like fiore said those which do genocide are those which have a profit incentive to do so. And those who do not follow profit incentive like its their religion will eventually be fed on by vultures picking on their stagnating corpse.