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I am a huge fan of your work. Thanks for all you have done.

But you are so opinionated, unrealistic, and unreasonable. Are you seriously suggesting that arbitrary censorship is ”making the right choice“?

You brush aside valid criticism to push your own ideology. A little restraint and pragmatism would go a long way. You are the modern RMS, both in a good and bad way.

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I understand your frustration, but this is not arbitrary: we've outlined a specific niche and clearly stated our reasons for banning it, and set aside a means for projects to appeal.

I am an opinionated person, and perhaps you find some of my opinions unrealistic or unreasonable. However, SourceHut is handled separately from my personal opinions and governed by clear and well-defined values which are much narrower than my personal beliefs.

Ok. I'll bite. Tornado Cash source code. Acceptable or not?

Tornado Cash would not be permitted.

Opinionated, but objectively not unrealistic, unreasonable or arbitrary.

There has been a clear statement made about the reasons for these actions and they are obviously realistic, reasonable and specific. You just don’t agree with them.

I am not only talking about this incident, but in general. There are many other examples, including Drew insulting people for having valid reasons not to use Wayland yet. Stuff like that.

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