Technology @lemmy.world megaman @discuss.tchncs.de 4 mo. ago

Jetbrains attempting to shutdown IPFS gateway manager, EFF defends

www.eff.org Defending Access to the Decentralized Web

Decentralized web technologies have the potential to make the internet more robust and efficient, supporting a new wave of innovation. However, the fundamental technologies and services that make it work are already being hit with overreaching legal threats.Exhibit A: the Interplanetary File System....

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Sometimes it feels like the EFF is the only one holding back the tide. Everyone should donate to EFF ❤️
- All my homies love the EFF.
- They're awesome, but I feel like it'll go the way of the ACLU eventually.
  
  Like nowadays on Reddit you see a lot of support for all the bureaucratic regulation like the AI act, Cybersecurity act, etc. empowering Big Tech monopolies and Big Government control over start-ups and tinkerers.
  
  I am not sure I understand what you mean here, what is the deal with the ACLU?
  
  I don't know about the AI act. If it turns out anything like the DMA, it's probably a good thing. The EU seems to have got a sense for creating regulation that curtails Big Tech while still enabling small actors.
The fight of making networks responsible for the contents for private communication is ever-green. This is why I donate to the EFF.
Disappointed in jetbrains here. What the hell are they thinking. Next up maybe sue some torrent client or the Tor browser because you're able to access jetbrains keys that way.
- - block Russian developers
  
  - change UI to be like VS Code
  
  - inrease prices
  
  - don't fix bugs
  
  - sales drop
  
  JB: piracy is to blame! Attack someone who has nothing with it!
- They should sue UPS because they can be used to distribute keys
Well this definitely makes me reconsider using their IDEs now. How can you be that tone deaf?
- This I can wave my hands at and say “Lawyers.” Their recent Rust move, not so much.
- This seems to be how these things inevitably must go. Pay money to legitimately use a product or view a piece media. 🔜 Oh no, my money is now going toward funding something bad.
  
  Jet rains here, Nintendo with their lawsuits, the entire MPA (formerly known as MPAA).
- Unless their leadership doubles down on this, it's one department or even an external vendor acting in JetBrains' name. Doesn't make me think bad of them as a whole.

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