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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Sadly being a good dev doesn't translate into being a competent admin and mod.

Also what he was removing in the keyboard post, was any mention of FUTO keyboard, even in cases, where it was stated, that it's source available.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Yeah. It's like the textbook of how people learn from each other.

Person A: "Hey I'm looking for a FOSS keyboard but I'm confused about FUTO, is it not open source? Are there problems with it, can someone help me understand?"

Person B: "Yeah I was wondering about that too"

Person C: "Oh sure, I'm happy to explain, here's what's going on with it. It's not really open source no."

Moderator D: BAN BAN BAN GET THE FUCK OUT WITH YOUR "FUTO IS OPEN SOURCE" PROPAGANDA

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Atleast that didn't result in a ban for me, even after I called out his admin abuse.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Oh, I thought someone got banned at least temporarily. Maybe the admin was only deleting threads and being a cock to everyone.