Re: protestware xsnow

Soren Stoutner <[email protected]> Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:22:58 -0700

Newsgroups	gmane.linux.debian.devel.general
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On Wednesday, July 1, 2026 2:20:44 AM Mountain Standard Time Konstantin Demin 
wrote:
> Let me add my two cents here.
> 
> I believe that the engineering culture in FOSS should strive to stay
> above political, religious, national, and other divisions.
> 
> I am a citizen of the Russian Federation and currently live there.
> However, I believe that my personal views, whatever they may be,
> should not influence my work in FOSS or make anyone uncomfortable -
> neither fellow engineers nor ordinary end users.
> 
> I contribute to several FOSS projects, and my involvement doesn't
> reflect my personal stance on any particular issue. I've communicated
> with other contributors in project discussions and private
> correspondence, just as they have with me, despite our obvious
> differences. And throughout all this time, none of them, by word or
> deed, ever put me in an uncomfortable position. In my view, this is
> precisely how professional interaction should work: we focus on the
> code, the problems, and the goals of our projects - and nothing else.

I agree strongly with the description of professionalism described above.  I 
would hope that we can all exemplify it.

-- 
Soren Stoutner
[email protected]

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