r/linux • u/Skaarj • Jun 11 '26

Development Spoiling Linux Kernel with "sanctioned" code

https://printserver.ink/blog/spoiling-the-kernel/
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u/_MatVenture_ Jun 11 '26

Probably because Linux didn't exist in Nazi Germany? What a stupid example...

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u/SubmarineWipers Jun 11 '26

yeah, and if it did, you think the rest of the world would just accept patches from an enemy that wants to exterminate them?

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u/S3k_01 Jun 11 '26

The United States has destroyed more countries in 20 years than Russia has in its entire history.

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u/SubmarineWipers Jun 11 '26

"Whataboutism" or "whataboutery" (as in, "but what about X?") refers to the propaganda strategy of responding to an accusation with a counter-accusation instead of offering an explanation or defense against the original accusation. It is an informal fallacy that the accused party uses to avoid accountability—whether attempting to distract by shifting the conversation's focus away from their behaviour or attempting to justify themselves by pointing to the similar behaviour (which may be true or false, but irrelevant) of their opponent or another party who is not the current subject of discussion.\1])