https://discuss.coding.social/t/unionize-free-software-found-software-guilds/59 the recent #XZ disaster has prompted me to reread my own article from two years ago next month on "Free Software Unions". While I'd put some of the details in there differently today, I think the core point still stands: that free software maintainers are vulnerable to exploitation, both from Big Tech and, as is now evident, malicious attackers. And that the only way to protect them is to join into mutual support, solidarity groups.
Either this post and the article referenced was perfect or people just aren't engaging with the contents of the posts here like they used to.
When I posted this article originally, there was a lively discussion here that led me to summarize some of the very good and interesting points made back then in a follow-up post.
Now, in the wake of a disaster caused by the problem this article is addressing, we don't have the time on this network anymore to engage with ideas beyond a mere press of a button?
I'm not accussing anyone who boosted this or favorited this individually - if I was I'd have to find myself guilty as well. It is just a sorry development to me - perhaps there is just too much "content" on here by now for anyone to meaningfully and critically engage with any single piece of it.
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