Oct 19, 2026, 3:57 PM@cR0w @rk don't do that to poor NetBSD...
(For the most part, the discourse i've seen is a few folks berating NetBSD and a lot of folks recognizing the nuance of "our policy never anticipated donations being abused to buy a platform, we need time to sort out what we can do". I don't think either is unhealthy, tho some of the beraters don't seem to be giving any grace or time)
Oct 19, 2026, 3:59 PM
Oct 19, 2026, 4:03 PM@cR0w @ajn142 @rk the problem is the bad shit keeps happening, even though we are swearing it's not.
that is the whole problem. my patience is really beginning to run thin here, and i think my patience is patient enough.
if the process leads to a bad result, whats the point of the process?
people are madder that we are considering these things and being proactive about our concerns than the bad thing happening.
so then fucking do better and we won't feel the need to get annoyed with you when you slip up.
sorry, if that makes me an asshole, I guess you can unfollow me.
Oct 19, 2026, 4:23 PM@cyberquixote @cR0w @rk i'm not going to unfollow you over it, and i don't think you should stop expecting better of institutions, or holding them to your standards. All i think is that when they inevitably fuck up, and fall short, just like all of us will to each other, we have to allow for the time that it takes to set things right.
Oct 19, 2026, 4:26 PM@ajn142 @cR0w @rk I agree that there does need to be time, but also you gotta be willing to take tough questions on socials, that is the nature of the beast.
I'll give em time to hopefully correct cause that's what I want, but concerns are concerns, and to act like they're not worth hearing or something just a direct attack to me is not accurate.
Oct 19, 2026, 4:27 PM@cyberquixote @cR0w @rk the leftist urge to go harder at our allies than our enemies ;)
(And that cuts both ways)
Oct 19, 2026, 4:29 PM@ajn142 @cR0w @rk would you rather the truth or a lie?
cause a liar can lie very easily, it takes balls (or not balls) to stick to your guns, and yes that can unfortunately cause folks to wanna run away from you.
anyway, yeah, i hope it all works out for the best. the webs we weave are indeed tangled, and every day we gotta figure out how to navigate the barbed wire