Bug of feature? [LWN.net]

Bug of feature?

Posted Jul 2, 2026 12:58 UTC (Thu) by LtWorf (subscriber, #124958)
In reply to: Bug of feature? by pizza
Parent article: Xsnow "protestware" in Debian

> Do you believe in collectively punishing *everyone else* is an acceptable way to avoid possibly punishing any Russian citizen?

To be clear, removing a ukrainian flag from a software that is supposed to show christmas decorations doesn't punish anyone.

I've never heard of anyone that coming December takes out the box with the Ukrainian flags.

Do you know such a person to exist?

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Bug of feature?

Posted Jul 2, 2026 13:27 UTC (Thu) by pizza (subscriber, #46) [Link] (1 responses)

> To be clear, removing a ukrainian flag from a software that is supposed to show christmas decorations doesn't punish anyone.

What if those folks wanted that feature and are now deprived of the pleasure of using it? Yes, it's a very light punishment, but so what?

At best, this entire conversation is effectively just a watered-down variant of the classic "who is more important" trolley problem. At worst, it treats the aggressor and targets of a brutal war as morally equivalent.

Let's stop here

Posted Jul 2, 2026 14:10 UTC (Thu) by jzb (editor, #7867) [Link]

At this point I think we've reached the point where no minds are being changed and no new information is on offer. Let's move on, please.