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ebola1717 on July 29, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for usi...

The parts of the "distinctiveness" and "cultural identity" we'd lose are exactly the ones we don't want in the first place.

MrDosu on July 29, 2015 | [–]

Who decides what part of my "distinctiveness" and "cultural identity" is acceptable? You? The majority? Some higher authority?

This is a slippery slope...

Nyetan on July 29, 2015 | [–]

Fair enough, I suppose. Still, I'll miss reading the occasional post outlining Linus' outbursts on the kernel mailing lists when that day comes.

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