Codeberg Bans Cryptocurrency Projects

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1281550/codeberg-bans-cryptocurrency-projects

codeberg.org/Codeberg/org/pulls/1254

They also are thinking to ban projects that use LLMs.. so uh.

Already banned

Sounds like they're willing to ban anything "unpopular." Not a good sign for serious development.

That’s not correct, and you should know better than to claim this. 4 minutes before making this comment, you acknowledged it was about harmful products, not unpopular ones.

It’s still rather poorly worded, though. The ban is: “Content that harms the reputation of Codeberg, such as cryptocurrency related projects”

And AI is wildly popular. Competitor Microsoft has sunk billions into it.

That's not correct, and you should know better than to claim this.

This is my first exposure to Codeberg's terms of service, why would you think I know more than what I'm seeing here and in the linked pages? I haven't used them before (and almost certainly won't now).

The text you quoted from my earlier comment has nothing to do with any of this, either. I'm not sure why you think it means anything in this context.

AI is wildly popular.

Wow. I'd ask whether you've ever been in any threads on this community about LLMs, but of course I've come to recognize your particular username fairly well at this point.

why would you think I know more than what I’m seeing here and in the linked pages

Because 4 minutes earlier, you commented acknowledging their intent was to have a rule against harmful projects, not “unpopular” ones. I just explained this.

You pruned off the last part of the sentence in what you quoted: "which makes it seem like cryptocurrency is inherently scammy." Adds a bit of important context.

The interpretation that cryptocurrency projects are "harmful" is based on a popular position that misunderstands the nature of cryptocurrency and its full range of uses.

Your obsession with stalking me keeps leading you to pouncing on comments with an "aha! Got him!" That leads you to misinterpret them in the worst possible light. Which is quite ironic given the situation this thread is actually about.

Cryptocurrency has largely been adopted by the rich and powerful to keep speculating while avoiding regulations and taxes. Look no further than how Donald Trump and his family use it to enrich themselves.

Acting as if cryptocurrency is maligned because it’s “unpopular” is like acting that Donald Trump is a victim because he’s unpopular.

And these "rich and powerful" are using Codeberg projects for that? Not, say, LGBTQ+ people living in sanctioned countries who use cryptocurrency to buy HRT?

Cryptocurrencies are generally open protocols, usable by anyone. Both the rich and powerful and the poor and powerless. Much like open source in general. I'm sure Donald Trump and family make use of other open source projects in their various endeavours, should those be banned too?

Cryptocurrencies are generally open protocols, usable by anyone. Both the rich and powerful and the poor and powerless.

But its most common cases are to defraud the poor and to allow the rich to speculate.

I agree with your earlier, more honest comment, that said that cryptocurrency is not inherently bad, but this new take is not that.