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r/linux moment: Scolds trans woman for being too mean to a transphobe

reddit.com /r/linux/comments/1bzna16/hyprland_creator_vaxry_is_now_banned_from/

CW: Transphobia, ableism, misgendering

I've posted a video from Nicco Loves Linux covering the whole situation to the libre community here for context.

TL;DR: Vaxry, the lead developer of the popular Hyprland wayland compositor and tiling window manager has been banned from ever contributing a patch to freedesktop, a highly influential software group that is responsible for the modern Linux Desktop. This was due to him violating freedesktop's code of conduct because of his toxic discord community and crypto-fash blog. Vaxry then writes two screeds and throws a public temper tantrum, leading to inevitable clash when his nazi friends harass the freedesktop people.

(EDIT: Removed direct links to blog, the entire blog is pretty reactionary outside of the purely software related posts) The blog posts that got them banned:

Fun screenshot

frothingfash : "I'M NOT MAD I'M NOT MAD"

Critical support to Red Hat Enterprise Linux and their never-ending crusade to destroy white people

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Never bothered with hyprland, it always seemed like one of those things chan bros would hoot and holler about for some reason while sway/swayfx works just fine…looks like my intuition wasn’t far off the mark.
- Recently had the opportunity to set up a new system from basically scratch and tried a few different wayland options, assuming I'd land on hyprland since it seemed to be the most beloved, but then I finished configuring sway and realized it was basically perfect. Might try swayfx at some point but I really don't understand how hyprland got so much of a following
  
  Hyprland has this annoying thing where they track the latest git commit of wlroots so orgs like debian and fedora can't package it.
  
  Sticking to things like Sway and River is better in the long run since they update alongside wlroots.
- I don't understand. Why is it wrong to use hyprland? The dev doesn't get any money or anything like that right.
  
  Vaxry is synonymous with Hyprland for the most part. He has a large community who looks up to him as well as he has a very high opinion of himself (contrary to what he says). His GitHub states he is the leader.
  
  People refusing to work with him/use his passion project might get the message of "dont be a loser bigot" through.
  
  Or it isolates his community and quarantines it away from the non bigot infested FOSS world.
  
  Nobody cares if you use hyprland (people will package it anyways, it's technically impressive), but in the FOSS space we can curate what software we use (down to the very kernel). Bad actors who don't respond to criticism have to face consequences somehow and refusing to use hyprland is an example of that.
  
  I mean being banned from freedesktop has ruined a big part of his career. He will always be known as the chud debate bro who tried to bargin with social norms. Who wants to work with someone whose judgement they can't trust?
  
  it isolates his community and quarantines it away from the non bigot infested FOSS world.
  
  I've been semi active on his discord the past week while getting help setting up my hyprland and other rices. I've not once seen a political discussion. I did see a bunch of edgy teenagers on general. I've seen similar statements in different places but I've tried to see any proof of it. Or was this openly a thing in their discord in the past?
  
  I've seen the r /linux thread and I jist feel like that's linux subreddit being pro nazi than varxys supporters. Just to be clear, I don't support him. I am a layman and I'm simply trying to get educated in the topic.
  
  I understand the remaining part. Also fun fact I thought varxy was trans at first and i thought he was getting bullied by linux community lol. The anime wallpapers in hyprland are to blame.
  
  see any proof of it.
  
  If you read Drew Devault's blog post as well as the email sent to vaxry it has the proof there. A community takes after its leaders and Vaxry has shown to be manipulative and attention seeking.
  
  linux subreddit being pro nazi than varxys supporters.
  
  It's the same picture.
  
  I am a layman and I'm simply trying to get educated in the topic.
  
  Here's a post linking a video on all about the topic
  
  I read the blogs and it doesn't seem that serious. I thought it was varxy that was using slurs.
  
  I mean being banned from freedesktop has ruined a big part of his career. He will always be known as the chud debate bro who tried to bargin with social norms. Who wants to work with someone whose judgement they can't trust?
  
  I don't agree with this now after reading more. I feel like the freedesktop is acting like fascists. I've seen so many people calling varxy that and I don't understand how that applies. And a whole thread on reddit getting called nazis for not agreeing with your views is pretty nazi.
  
  I don't like varxy but so much politics in free software is just absurd and defeats the whole purpose like how linus said. Linux isn't the most popular OS to be gatekeeped from contributions. There are real issues like making screen readers work in wayland. That would help a lot in inclusion.
  
  Bad actors who don't respond to criticism have to face consequences somehow and refusing to use hyprland is an example of that.
  
  I don't think you can use the majority of linux then
  
  Edit: I'm not defending varxy. I simply think it's also unprofessional from freedesktop.
  
  Going up to bat for a transphobe on a site that has an extremely large trans population is either brave or stupid and I don’t care to figure out which.
  
  The currency of the FOSS world is prestige and the respect of your peers

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