<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@aleksorsist" class="u-url mention">@<span>aleksorsist</span></a></span> why would an open-source project reject free money from anyone? If you dislike defense, it&#39;s even better because now they have less money and you have more software.</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://raru.re/@leo" class="u-url mention">@<span>leo</span></a></span> I think you misunderstand my position - It&#39;s *not* ok for defense to pay for open source software - at the very least it&#39;s the last place in a long list of funding sources we should be looking to.</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@aleksorsist" class="u-url mention">@<span>aleksorsist</span></a></span> you&#39;re free to sponsor development of KiCad, the devs need to eat and pay rent.</p><p>Why is it okay when defence companies pay for the software you use for free, but not fine when the devs thank them with a single link?</p>

<p>I went to download KiCad 9 stable and saw the big &quot;far field exploits&quot; badge on their donation drive since they&#39;re matching donations.</p><p>Ok, so it&#39;s some infosec thing, wireless stuff maybe?</p><p>I click on the badge and get this shit. You can&#39;t really stop your open source project from being used by these types, but you don&#39;t have to accept them as a sponsor and advertise them.</p>

<p>A small squall brought some stronger winds so we are sailing again</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@whitequark" class="u-url mention">@<span>whitequark</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.noyu.me/@hikari" class="u-url mention">@<span>hikari</span></a></span> that or the ai is working them already</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.noyu.me/@hikari" class="u-url mention">@<span>hikari</span></a></span> lack of critical thinking? desperation of a kind that lands you in a cult? suicidality?</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://transfem.social/@ahrienby" class="u-url mention">@<span>ahrienby</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://transfem.social/@ladyephemera" class="u-url mention">@<span>ladyephemera</span></a></span> in my experience you usually get back cruelty or just nothing</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://woem.space/users/astrid" class="u-url mention">@<span>astrid</span></a></span> yeah i know some like that</p>