@chirpbirb And that's why I install distros like @ubuntu #UbuntuLTS:

#Normies don't care about the #OS,

All they care about is how to #consoom #SocialMedia and maybe sending an #eMail or printing a letter..

And that's why I act as #BenevolentDictator and forcibly migrate #TechIlliterates to it!

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Funfact: I never had to manually build packages or compile anything myself in 10 years...

@JustinLachance as #IT #Sysadmin I am contractually obligated to stay up to date and my job literally is to be the #BenevolentDictator in terms of #tech and what #TechStack is being used.

I forcibly migrate #TechIlliterates to @ubuntu #UbuntuLTS because I don't get paid enough to deal with shit like #Windows.

And those that need some proprietary #CCSS get a machine with #macOS or a #VNC / #RDP session to a #MacMini or #MacPro that has been rackmounted.

@anarchopunk_girl *nodds in agreement*

#Cyberfacism being welded as a weapon doesn't make it less bad and inacceptable.

In fact the problem are literally #TechIlliterate #parents to the point that I've told people 20 years ago to not give their parents any admin rights because they'll fuck up everything and activate or install some "Youth Protection" BS and fuck up everything!

Even I who acts as #BenevolentDictator in IT will go out of my way to never breach a users' privacy, minor nor adult!

@frumble

Als IT'ler ist es oft Notwendig #BenevolentDictator zu sein.

Wer was anderes will hat's selbst zu lernen und zu machen und sich nicht zu beschweren...

Pondering how democratic tools & rules are only as good as they can reflect a group's consensus.

The #benevolentdictator model in open systems, ie FOSS & now fedi instances, despite problems (centralisation, burnout), remains compelling. It could also be a Team with control (as with post-BDFL projects like CiviCRM) – the key is decision-makers have to reflect consensus. Because it's all open, they know the community can depart/fork with relatively low cost (unlike the Zuskian/techbro dictator).

@Seirdy +9001%

We need to get rid of Stallman-esque "neighsaying without providing alterantives that are available"...

Personally I do always choose to provide better alternatives instead of trashtalking...

Also #SystemD just works and fixes a shitload of issues and since I know how stupid most users are, I do tend to act as #BenevolentDictator on most systems just to avoid having to bi-weekly reinstall shit or do data recovery...

@anova @mia

Call me a bad person all day long but I'd rather be a #BenevolentDictator as a #Sysadmin than to do shit I'd not even do to myself.

https://mstdn.social/@kkarhan/110068272345669332

@IceWolf I mean #Windows is irredeemable #BinaryTrash and as shitty as it sounds I'd rather act as "#BenevolentDictator" and forcibly migrate everyone to @ubuntu LTS Desktop since s lot users are just stupid & ignorant #TechIlliterates...

Also I don't get paid even close enought to accept the toll on my mental health doing Windows would have.

https://masto.brightfur.net/@IceWolf/110333821693029838

@cinux +9001%
Zumindest nicht den ganzen #WinSchrott - Kack.
Ich gbe' mir das nicht!

Dann doch lieber alle zwangsweise nach @ubuntu #Ubuntu LTS migrieren"

Sorry aber in der IT muss Mensch öfters #BenevolentDictator sein denn #TechIlliterates haven gefährliches #Antiwissen!

@gabrielazf
The Mastodon team chooses other priorities than #GDPR: https://hachyderm.io/@maugendre/109364637095033135 #benevolentDictator #governance #communitySafety

A few initiatives are available for #MastoAdmins to only "patch" the privacy problem. Here is a reference: https://hachyderm.io/@maugendre/109422699499509243 #MastoAdmin

@witt_s Ich überzeuge da auch nicht - ich entscheide das und fertig ist!

Bin es gewohnt, #TechIlliterates als #BenevolentDictator in der #IT nicht zu deren Glück, sondern zur #Complince mit #BDSG & #DSGVO zwingen zu müssen!
https://twitter.com/k3vk4/status/1206764053227614213

The way of working structures the #governance. Many "derivatives" have been created out of #Mastodon: each flavour uses two code packs:
🌳 the main software strategy is presided by one person (the founder as #benevolentDictator, Eugen Rochko);
🍃 a bough software depends on the former.

🎯#Naming: A bough is a big branch of a tree, usually a primary one directly attached to the #trunk.
Pronunciation: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bough#Pronunciation
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#dependencies #MastodonHistory #softwareDevelopment #orgDesign #ecosystem

In the next future installment, we will #discuss #available #solutions.
This week, i am trying to clarify #safety and the problem of #governance at #Mastodon.
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#discoverability #content #frameworks #development #softwareDevelopment #Fediverse #benevolentDictator #dependencies #dev #GitHub #features #instances #MastoAdmins #MastodonAdmins #extensions #forks #forking ☕#saferAlternatives #protection #personalSafety #communitySafety #security 👇🏾