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[–] potatopeeler@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There goes my weekend migrating off of DO. I should have left sooner but supporting this crap is lighting a fire under me.

[–] erayerdin@lemmy.world 4 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

im not very knowledgeable about the current situation. can you enlighten me? why the sudden surge on digitalocean hate?

[–] Pika@hikki.team 12 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (2 children)

Precisely because of what is described in the post.

Omarchy is an Arch-based Linux distribution created by a person with questionable political views. Many in the Linux community will go great lengths to ensure not a single penny of theirs gets into his hands.

[–] axx@slrpnk.net 14 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

He doesn't have "questionable" political views, unless you consider open xenophobia and fascism no more than questionable. He went beyond questionable a while ago and into being truly unpleasant and promoting harmful ideas.

[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 14 hours ago

perpetuating arch on society is the biggest crime

but also the racism and white supremacy