Summary: The above is important because of the timing. After 5+ years of pension fraud at Sirius 'Open Source' the company enrolled staff without paperwork/signatures and barely with any consent (in late 2016); to make matters worse, a few years ago it upped staff contribution levels without increasing its own, in effect forcing staff to send even more money (one's own money, not the company's) into this dubious pot with uncertain future.
Starting arguments over things when you know the facts (unlike money!) aren't on your side is a dumb move that can only ever result in severe loss of credibility
If you want to gain more independence or "sovereignty" over your communications and need help setting things up (no prior experience setting up/configuring IRC), go to IRCNow
At the moment the brand "Open Source" is misused so heavily that we have considered adding a new category to our Daily Links, focusing a lot less on "Open" and more on software freedom as a concept
Nothing will get solved unless we have a rethink and media quits using the "hacker" narrative, which shifts blame from the holes to those who merely exploit them
