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Online Brigade Demands That the Person Who Made Nix Leaves Nix for Not Censoring People 'Enough'

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 22, 2024

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Trying to 'nix' the founder over alleged "safety" of so-called 'minorities' (even when they are not minorities). Sounds familiar?

> Eelco Dolstra’s leadership is corrosive to the Nix project

So it seems to boil down to politics (or banning people you disagree with).

People who demand censorship over politics are not going to be productive and constructive to a project. We saw that same crowd targeting the founder of Mastodon.

Ask about why Torvalds is allegedly "sexist" and RMS is every "ism" possible.

sexist"

↺ RMS is every "ism" possible

They even set a deadline (extended), as a form of ultimatum for blackmail: "If there is no satisfying progress in action on Eelco’s resignation from positions of authority in all parts of the Nix project by Wednesday May 1, 2024, we intend to ensure this letter reaches a wide audience."

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