Finally, someone that actually RTFA.

The systemd fiasco really tore the heart out of my respect for the Linux community, especially the one right here. One asshole out there pretty much doxxing an opensource developer for putting a field in the same PII area as address and phone number, and the rest of the assholes were looking to crucify the guy instead of shaming the doxxer for it. And nobody (well, few people) saw what was wrong with that.

And then, yes, the init wars, and shitting on devs for their choices about packaging, and shitting on them for not liking how they run their project, for using AI, and and and.

The downvotes on this comment garnered tells me it hit a nerve, and that’s why I posted it. I don’t expect anyone to actually take it to heart and change, but when I was pushing back here against the pitchfork mob over the age verification thing, I hoped for a better response. Typical, as the linux community likes to shoot the messenger.

In the end, driving people away from desktop Linux works in our favor, because it puts off the day that Linux enshittifies. So I can’t be too upset.