software supply chain security is important, but have we considered software supply chain human rights
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@tkchia i do find Those People quite exhausting, yes
@ariadne the best I can offer are humans in chains
@ariadne the best I can offer are human chains
@ariadne had a related thought earlier today: https://mastodon.chester.id.au/@jacques/117581702041199633
@ariadne software is just a way for the western world to perform labor arbitrage without having to move any goods across borders
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Nope, why should we?
There are enough volunteers spending their nights programming all our critical software for us.
Thankfully, they call it "FOSS", so we don't need to pay royalties for their work.
Regulators can be bribed…
(This post may contain an overdose of cynicism. If you are allergic, please consult your MD. Thank you.)
No, cause who cares about humans. But you better show some empathy towards the AI agents or mr big money will turn off your internet while you're getting attacked....
@ariadne Indeed, indeed, software supply chain security is important... The scary Iranians (or scary Russians, or scary Chinese) might sprinkle our wholesome software with evil ones and zeros, if the software is made to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. This is also why software should have lots of dependencies: to promote freedom of passage of bits.