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1Password wades into a right-wing mess after funding a Linux project (www.theverge.com)
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1Password faced immediate backlash from customers this week over a $300,000 pledge in support of a Linux distro created by David Heinemeier Hansson, who has regularly published overtly racist blog posts that include comments calling for deportation of ethnic minorities in Europe. The popular password manager is now a “distinguished corporate patron” of Omacom, the nonprofit foundation that oversees a popular Linux distribution known as Omarchy.

Archive: https://archive.is/osNh3

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[–] 34 points 2 months ago

That piece of information seems like key context. 1Password didn't just give money simply because they like the product. More or less, it's product placement in return for funding.

I'm on the fence if that's better or worse.

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