“Linux ‘just works’ – if you can see.
…
This isn’t a bug.
This is neglect.”

– @fireborn

fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-w…

(And its ableist culture will sooner make you the villain for criticising it rather than acknowledging the failing and fixing the status quo. ar.al/2024/06/23/fedora-has-be… There’s a reason I’m back on Mac after six years on Linux. As a developer, it was impacting my ability to make what I’m building accessible. And I reject the unspoken premise that the source being open is somehow more important than the human right to universal access. Ethical technology requires more than just the “four freedoms” web.archive.org/web/2025041809… This is why inclusivity is a core Small Technology principle. small-tech.org/about/#small-te…)

#accessibility #inclusivity #universalAccess #a11y #linux #FOSS #openSource #freeSoftware #freedom

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