Comments by "Winnetou17" (@Winnetou17) on "\"Hey, DT! I Want A Distro In Between Ubuntu and Arch.\" (And Other Questions)" video.

  1. I don't think that Notepad++ devs are hypocritical in the slightest. Few things to consider: - are they owned by Microsoft ? No - do they have contracts with Microsoft ? Pretty certain they don't - Notepad++ is 17 years old software that's very praised for it's usefulness on Windows. If Microsoft does NOW something bad, what would the devs that worked 17 years on this project supposed to do ? Close the project now ? Ok, it can be argued that this isn't the first shady thing that Microsoft does, but you get the idea So, considering the above, I think that the devs publicly distancing themselves to what Microsoft did is exactly the thing they should've done. Though I can also argue about not mixing products with ideology. I mean, raise your individual fork at Microsoft, but leave the Notepad++ project completely untouched. But getting back, I don't think they're hypocritical. You can certainly stay in a man's backyard but still fight them over things you don't approve. You don't have to immediately leave. If the differences are many, clear and insurmountable, THEN you'll have to eventually leave.
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