Loaded terms in free software

Posted Jun 18, 2020 11:05 UTC (Thu) by dottedmag (subscriber, #18590)
Parent article: Loaded terms in free software

> Some of it comes from the usual spontaneous sock-puppet accounts that proliferate around this kind of discussion

Nowadays I can see using an anonymous account if I am to voice an unpopular opinion — there seems to be a dearth of due process online, so being able to completely dispose of an identity is the only way to keep the freedom of speech without being exposed to online pitchforks.

Loaded terms in free software

Posted Jun 18, 2020 12:31 UTC (Thu) by Wol (subscriber, #4433) [Link]

You are entitled to your opinions - you are not entitled to your own version of the facts.

Not accusing you especially, but there are far too many sock-puppets who, when you try and engage them in *logical* discussion about "what *are* the facts?", promptly start screaming "I BELIEVE XXX AND WHO ARE YOU TO ARGUE!".

In a technical forum such as this, sock-puppets and anonymous accounts without history are associated with "one true way" believers ...

Cheers,
Wol