Software Freedom Conservancy: Give Up GitHub: The Time Has Come!

Posted Jul 4, 2022 8:58 UTC (Mon) by LtWorf (subscriber, #124958)
In reply to: Software Freedom Conservancy: Give Up GitHub: The Time Has Come! by bluca
Parent article: Software Freedom Conservancy: Give Up GitHub: The Time Has Come!

Are you working at microsoft? https://github.com/bluca

It seems something you should disclose since you are all over the comment section defending copilot (with what I think are fundamentally wrong arguments).

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Software Freedom Conservancy: Give Up GitHub: The Time Has Come!

Posted Jul 4, 2022 11:07 UTC (Mon) by bluca (subscriber, #118303) [Link] (6 responses)

"disclose"? Mate this is a subscriber-only news item comment section, not the Supreme Court

Software Freedom Conservancy: Give Up GitHub: The Time Has Come!

Posted Jul 4, 2022 12:34 UTC (Mon) by LtWorf (subscriber, #124958) [Link] (5 responses)

> "disclose"? Mate this is a subscriber-only news item comment section, not the Supreme Court

You have 24 comments in this page defending copilot.

It is not a legal requirement that you disclose that you work for microsoft but it would be more honest.

Software Freedom Conservancy: Give Up GitHub: The Time Has Come!

Posted Jul 4, 2022 12:46 UTC (Mon) by bluca (subscriber, #118303) [Link] (4 responses)

If you remove the tinfoil hat you'll realize the two things have nothing to do with each other

Software Freedom Conservancy: Give Up GitHub: The Time Has Come!

Posted Jul 4, 2022 15:36 UTC (Mon) by LtWorf (subscriber, #124958) [Link] (3 responses)

Then why not be the bigger person next time and just say so directly yourself?

Software Freedom Conservancy: Give Up GitHub: The Time Has Come!

Posted Jul 4, 2022 16:30 UTC (Mon) by bluca (subscriber, #118303) [Link] (2 responses)

There's all sort of completely irrelevant things that are not said. I don't care about reading your (or anyone else's) autobiography when reading your comments on an LWN article.

Software Freedom Conservancy: Give Up GitHub: The Time Has Come!

Posted Jul 10, 2022 1:03 UTC (Sun) by k8to (guest, #15413) [Link]

This sort of disclaimer has been common in internet discussions for 30 years. There's nothing strange in expecting something like "i work for microsoft who owns github but am not involved or especially invested in their take, and my opinions here are my own".

Surely, in low quality environments this is no longer done, but its reasonable and informs discussion as well as protects you.

Software Freedom Conservancy: Give Up GitHub: The Time Has Come!

Posted Jul 11, 2022 21:27 UTC (Mon) by jschrod (subscriber, #1646) [Link]

Sorry - but I'm active on the 'Net since 1985 - and it is quite usual to add such clarifications if you write about a product of the company you're working for.

This is highly relevant.