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Linux Distribution "NixOS" drama: Moderation Team resigns in protest over Interference of Leadership; Elected Leader works for US Military Company, fearing alignment with US fascistic development (lemmy.world)

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Short Summary of the Community Drama of the Linux Distribution "NixOS", so that you can get the big picture and form your own opinion with the provided sources.

Clarification of the "Steering Comittee" as Project Leadership

see https://nixos.org/community/teams/steering-committee/

Moderation Team resigns in Protest

Resignation Post, with examples of interference: https://discourse.nixos.org/t/a-statement-from-members-of-the-moderation-team/69828

Conflict due different interests:

the Moderation Team desires being independent. otherwise, they can't moderate the behavior of people in positions of power.

the Moderation Team is currently accountable to the Steering Comittee: https://discourse.nixos.org/t/a-statement-from-members-of-the-moderation-team/69828/6

Technical Leadership works for Military Company, causing Fear of Alignment with Facism.

Steering Committee works for Military Company https://discourse.nixos.org/t/sc-member-tomberek-works-for-anduril/68971

People in the community feel uncomfortable with that, since the US and its military are heading towards facsism: https://mstdn.games/@KFears/115275676459535171

The Steering Committee made a public Post about that, explaining the Situation: https://discourse.nixos.org/t/statement-on-a-steering-committee-member-joining-anduril/69007

OC text by @clumsy_cat@beehaw.org

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[–] entwine@programming.dev 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Peter Thiel is a character who believes in a single world government using AI outside of any democracy.

Sorry, but your description doesn't paint an accurate-enough picture of this guy.

Peter Thiel is a lunatic who believes that AI regulation is the anti-christ, and he's currently one of the most powerful people in the world.

[–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 5 points 1 week ago

I doubt he actually believes that. He's just using that rhetoric to get Christians on board.