Critique of Media Targeting Open Source Developer Based on Nationality
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Summary
The article criticizes The Register's story about a Russian open source developer whose code is reportedly used by the US Department of Defense. The author argues that singling out individual developers based on nationality is misguided, pointing out that much critical software infrastructure worldwide is maintained by single individuals in various countries. The piece defends open source developers and questions the sensationalism of targeting developers based on their geographic location.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledThis poor open source developer is getting beat up now to score some internet points
If you're not real smrt, it seems like pointing out an open source project is written by one person in a country you don't like is a bad thing
It also could be the software running THE WHOLE F*CKING PLANET is written by one person. In a country
They should be ashamed of this story
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