Sorry, no sneer today. I’m tired of this to the point where I’m dreaming up new software licenses.

A trans person no longer felt safe in our community and is no longer developing. In response, at least four different forums full of a range of Linux users and developers (Lemmy #1, Lemmy #2, HN, Phoronix (screenshot)) posted their PII and anti-trans hate.

I don’t have any solutions. I’m just so fucking disappointed in my peers and I feel a deep inadequacy at my inability to get these fuckwads to be less callous.

  • @swlabrEnglish
    22•3 days ago

    I did not know about this (though I am not surprised): many of those threads mention a particular fruit-based website or forum dedicated to doxxing, harassing, or marring the reputation of people they don’t like. While I won’t speculate as to the involvement of that site with this situation, it’s just another shitty thing that exists that I now know about.l

    • @froztbyteEnglish
      23•2 days ago

      I found the other day that the fruit site is once again going on semi reliable hosting and I nearly punched my computer as a result

      absolutely fucked that it persists

      • @swlabrEnglish
        9•2 days ago
        1. It’s not the orange site
        2. It is “fruit” + “agricultural term”
          • @swlabrEnglish
            9•2 days ago

            So close! The correct answer was: “Got it, thanks. Yikes, those people at the fruit site.”