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1Password wades into a right-wing mess after funding a Linux project

a month ago by ryper to c/technology

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The controversy surrounds David Heinemeier Hansson, who has posted strident anti-vax and anti-immigrant views.

1Password faced immediate backlash from customers this week over a $300,000 pledge in support of a Linux distro created by David Heinemeier Hansson, who has regularly published overtly racist blog posts that include comments calling for deportation of ethnic minorities in Europe. The popular password manager is now a “distinguished corporate patron” of Omacom, the nonprofit foundation that oversees a popular Linux distribution known as Omarchy.

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ryper 109 points a month ago

Nonetheless, it seems the company has sacrificed a moral position for a “mission-driven” position. In the same message to staff, Faugno says “the scale and growth of [Omarchy’s] use among our customers is significant - Omarchy has grown to be the second most used Linux distribution among 1Password users."

I didn't know Omarchy existed until, like, yesterday, so this is surprising. Do 1Password users just tend not to use Linux, so second place isn't many users?

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roundabout 6 points a month ago

Probably because Omarchy is preinstalling 1password.

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mcv 7 points a month ago

Isn't that a commercial product for which great open source alternatives exist? What kind of distro does that?

And don't they also preinstall Basecamp, DHH's own company's product?

Maybe it's all just a vehicle for product placement.

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cley_faye 5 points a month ago

What kind of distro does that?

One that does not care at all about having maintaining a sane and open ecosystem. Where there's money to make, they will prey down quickly. Now that people are somewhat convinced that Linux based systems can work and actually attract the general public, a whole new market is ripe for reaping.

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