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Tencent says it's not a Chinese military company and is willing to sue the US Department of Defense if it isn't removed from a blacklist (www.pcgamer.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

do you really think I give a shit about tencent? I just wanted to point out that this could have negative consequences for open source projects. Projects sponsored by them could lose a funding source, or any help work done by them could cease because of this.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

do you really think I give a shit about tencent?

Yes, but I don't understand why.

I just wanted to point out that this could have negative consequences for open source projects.

Something tells me the private billion dollar tech conglomerate doesn't host a lot of "open source" projects.

Projects sponsored by them could lose a funding source, or any help work done by them could cease because of this.

That's true, what sort of wholesome projects would lose funding? I would love to see that they sponsor the world's largest food bank or help casualties of war get adequate medical treatment or fit for prosthetics (there isn't a lot of money to be made in philanthropy in case you weren't aware, i have 0 faith in tencent being benevolent in any way).