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Linux users failing to respect trans Linux developers (awful.systems)
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Sorry, no sneer today. I'm tired of this to the point where I'm dreaming up new software licenses.

A trans person no longer felt safe in our community and is no longer developing. In response, at least four different forums full of a range of Linux users and developers (Lemmy #1, Lemmy #2, HN, Phoronix (screenshot)) posted their PII and anti-trans hate.

I don't have any solutions. I'm just so fucking disappointed in my peers and I feel a deep inadequacy at my inability to get these fuckwads to be less callous.

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[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

On the hn thread, so many green names.

Gotta say, lemmy seems like the only sane place when it comes to minorities and linux development.

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Sorry what is a HN green name?

[–] gerikson@awful.systems 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A very new user.

It's basically free to create a HN account, it's not tied to email or anything like that.

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

very new user. Hn accounts have a really low barrier to entry.