Controlled Opposition

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 09, 2026

The underlying concept is hardly new.

controlled opposition

Promote Microsoft staff to Linux; He will say 'Linux sucks' every year at events; His opponents will be called 'woke'; He will convert to Judaism; He will promote racism; He will accuse critics of antisemitism; Not even once will he mention Microsoft back doors; Abetted by people who promote Microsoft's back doors; Despite a back of qualifications

Linux and GNU/Linux have many problems right now, as they always have. Among them: DRM, slop, software patents, Microsoft GitHub (e.g. Rust)...

Looking at social control media "warriors" connected to Microsoft, who always promote Microsoft GitHub, one might easily be tricked into thinking that the only issue is political. We've covered this in "What Microsoft Garrett and Microsoft Lunduke Have in Common" last year and "Microsoft Lunduke is 'Pulling a Garrett' by Turning Technical and Legal Debate Over Rust Into a 'Trans Debate'" earlier this year.

People who want to get ahead (not 'popularity contest' in social control media, where emotion-based brigading is the sole style/repertoire) in pragmatic terms have options, but they will have to focus on the technical side of things, including the topology of dependencies.

If you want to be controlled by GAFAM (or MElon) while calling this "security" or "Safe Space", good luck with the Microsofters. █

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