in general i would prefer to keep the political activism outside of our tools. It’s a distraction and comes off as inauthentic bandwagoning . I use adblock to block any politicking I see on software so i can get work done
Stop using app icons for political activism
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Re: Stop using app icons for political activism
#22I'm always confused by statements like these. You can see similar dynamics playing out on artists' social media feeds for example, where people are upset when the artist talks about politics instead of their craft. Artists, developers, and everyone else is at the end of the day still a human being, not a machine that's there only to produce the content you want to consume. Getting a useful app for free (!) and then g…
It's not entitled to say we own our own computers and don't want your political advertising on them.
Re: Stop using app icons for political activism
#23How about no? If it's my app, I'll use my logo. I consider the logo an integral part of the application's identity and I should control its identity. I promise I'll do my best to make it easily and readily recognizable, regardless of it using national colors, a rainbow or shades of white, pink and blue. If you don't like it, it's your problem, not mine.
What’s the activism angle exactly for? Do you think people on the fence about some issue will be swayed one way or the other?
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#24Pretty funny that this is getting so much traction on the (recognized) Juneteenth holiday during Pride month. Tell us how you really feel…
So people should hold back their opinions during specific celebrations or they are homophonic? That is… an insane stretch to say the least.
No, I'm just saying that if it was a rainbow or Juneteenth flag that made you mad, then say that. Don't over-generalize, tell us how you really feel.
I'm being earnest.
Re: Stop using app icons for political activism
#25In a certain way, Free Software is political activism. Disagree with something? Fork it. Not using FLOSS? Contribute to one by using, coding, donating money or trying to make it more popular. Can't or don't want to do that? How about stop complaining?
That's not viable when Apple prevents you from installing arbitrary software on their devices. You can just say use Android but that is also fraught with compromises as well.
Well yes, if you choose not to use free software, then you don’t get the benefits of free software.
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#26@dang: this shouldn’t be flagged.
Re: Stop using app icons for political activism
#27Anyone got examples? What are we talking about here? Rainbow flags? Ukrainian flags? BLM colors? The GNU logo?
CleanMyMac put a Ukrainian flag in my toolbar and I promptly uninstalled CleanMyMac and cancelled my subscription. I was already using AppCleaner (OSS?) for most uninstalls anyways.
Re: Stop using app icons for political activism
#28I have been part of a dance/art community in a past life. There's a prevailing belief that "the personal is political"[0], which basically manifests as all things (art/products/etc) being unambiguously imbued with your politics, because politics doesn't end at the public sphere.
This idea became mainstream at some point, and the result is that we must now signal what team we're on in everything we create. Abstaining from this signaling just means you're either ignorant of the causes (best assumption) or you're on the other team (worst assumption).
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
So people should hold back their opinions during specific celebrations or they are homophonic? That is… an insane stretch to say the least.
No, I'm just saying that if it was a rainbow or Juneteenth flag that made you mad, then say that. Don't over-generalize, tell us how you really feel. I'm being earnest.
I’m pretty sure they told you how they feel.
Why are you assuming things not stated?
How is that helpful?
Also, there is a Juneteenth flag? It’s a full time job to keep up these days.