[eupharis]

Exactly! And let's not stop there. The fact that the military uses steel is a big negative for steel in my eyes. If you work in steel production, you're indirectly supporting the U.S. military and by extension murder, aggression, and terrorism.

That's why I use flint knives and ride a bicycle made of bamboo.

[jff]

Bamboo? BAMBOO?! My grandfather was killed by punji sticks, you insensitive clod!

[drek]

Yeah, that's very witty, congrats.

If we were in the steel industry, the right thing to do would be to see that the military doesn't get steel. But we're not, we're mostly programmers here, so I'm saying we should exercise caution and be aware of how the stuff that we make gets used.

[eupharis]

I agree wholeheartedly we should exercise caution!

But thinking less of Linux because the military picked it up and said "Hey this is an awesome tool!" seems wrongheaded and counter-productive to me.