Bug of feature? [LWN.net]

Bug of feature?

Posted Jun 30, 2026 20:14 UTC (Tue) by nhippi (subscriber, #34640)
In reply to: Bug of feature? by kleptog
Parent article: Xsnow "protestware" in Debian

> And here we're talking about a package that according to popcon has 305 installs, so really nothing to get worked up about.

Classic streissand effect..

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Bug of feature?

Posted Jul 1, 2026 20:51 UTC (Wed) by kleptog (subscriber, #1183) [Link]

Indeed, I think this minor act of protest has been wildly more successful than the author could possibly have imagined. Even if the package vanished from the face of the earth tomorrow, this act has been immortalised for all eternity.

Mission accomplished I'd say.

The question is: how long with it take for people to realise this discussion isn't worth all the electrons and there are more important things to worry about...