Ückück und das Fediverse: Warum sind die Server nicht offen?

Bewerbungen, Zugangstoken etc. – das freie Netzwerk Fediverse ist bereits bei der Registrierung gar nicht mehr so frei, wie die eine oder der andere vielleicht denken mag. Denn viele Server haben keine offene Anmeldung. Was hinter den Zugangshürden steckt, behandelt dieser Meinungsbeitrag.

#Fediverse #Gatekeeping #ÜckückUndDasFediverse #mastodon #Peertube #Linux

https://gnulinux.ch/warum-sind-die-server-nicht-offen

Perceptions of the usefulness of Choosing Wisely among general practitioners in Norway: a nationwide survey | BMC Primary Care https://www.byteseu.com/1251309/ #DecisionMaking #Gatekeeping #GeneralPractice #GeneralPractice/FamilyMedicine #LowValueCare #MedicalOveruse #Norway #PrimaryCareMedicine #survey

Do you love the idea of Free & Open Source Software, and Linux in particular? I certainly do. But until recently, I didn't think too much about what "freedom" means beyond licensing. If you're like me, this blog post by @fireborn could border on heartbreaking. But it may also be a call to action, not only for developers, but for the entire F/OSS community. I hope it is.

Excerpt: »Freedom is also not telling disabled users to go fuck themselves because they asked for a working login prompt. It’s not freedom if it requires you to be perfect, sighted, fluent in C, and emotionally bulletproof.«

https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/you-dont-own-the-word-freedom-a-full-burn-response-to-the-gnulinux-comment-that-tried-to-gatekeep-me-off-my-own-machine/

found via @Natanox at https://chaos.social/@Natanox/114749881757130989

All’ultimo giorno utile #Apple ha modificato le regole dell#App store per evitare nuove sanzioni #UE

Ora un sviluppatore che usa uno #store esterno deve comunque pagare il 5% di commissioni ad A, e in cambio viene penalizzato sull’App store

Per non essere penalizzati si deve usare solo l’App store e pagare il 30% di commissioni

È sempre #gatekeeping, e infatti la decisione è già stata contestata, quindi ora spettiamo le valutazioni della Commissione #EU

You Don’t Own the Word “Freedom”: A Full-Burn Response to the GNU/Linux Comment That Tried to Gatekeep Me Off My Own Machine, 20250625,
by @fireborn,
https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/you-dont-own-the-word-freedom-a-full-burn-response-to-the-gnulinux-comment-that-tried-to-gatekeep-me-off-my-own-machine/

… via https://lobste.rs/s/nwvary/you_don_t_own_word_freedom_full_burn

> Freedom is also not telling disabled users to go fuck themselves because they asked for a working login prompt […]

>> GNU/Linux is about you owning your machine.

> Then why do I have to reassert that ownership every time a package breaks accessibility?

I woke up to a comment so smug, so perfectly soaked in gatekeeping and faux-righteous posturing, it earned its own blog post.
You want freedom? You want GNU/Linux to mean something?
Then maybe start by not telling disabled users to go fuck themselves with a smile.
This commenter thought they were defending "software freedom." What they were really doing was kicking people out of the room. Dismissing accessibility. Mocking effort. Pretending that cruelty is some kind of rite of passage. They quoted Stallman like it was scripture, ignored real-world experience like it was noise, and wrapped it all in condescension dressed as virtue.
I’ve spent over a decade in this ecosystem. Writing patches. Rebuilding broken stacks. Helping blind users boot systems upstream doesn’t even test. I didn’t "just install Arch and whine about the terminal." I lived in it. I survived it. I held it together when maintainers disappeared and no one else gave a damn.
But apparently, because I didn’t call it GNU/Linux™ and because I dared to talk about how this OS chews people up and spits them out, I’m lazy. I’m weak. I should "get a dog."
So I wrote a response. Line by line. No mercy. No euphemisms.
This isn’t just about one comment. This is about every time someone’s been told they don’t belong because they couldn’t learn fast enough, code well enough, or survive long enough. It’s about everyone who was pushed out while the gatekeepers patted themselves on the back for "preserving the spirit of free software."
You want a free system? Start by making it livable. Because freedom that demands you crawl bleeding through a broken bootloader isn’t freedom. It’s abandonment dressed in ideology.
And if this kind of gatekeeping is your idea of community?
You can keep it.
https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/you-dont-own-the-word-freedom-a-full-burn-response-to-the-gnulinux-comment-that-tried-to-gatekeep-me-off-my-own-machine/
#Linux #GNU #FOSS #Accessibility #BlindTech #FreeSoftware #Gatekeeping #DisabilityInTech #OpenSource #Orca #ScreenReaders #ArchLinux #BurnItDown #blogpost

Bist du im Gesundheitssystem wirklich sichtbar?

Viele von uns kennen das Gefühl, in der Medizin nicht gehört oder ernst genommen zu werden. Aber für mehrfach marginalisierte Menschen sind die Hürden noch viel höher.

https://medium.com/@txrattler/dont-call-it-training-if-you-ve-hidden-the-keys-92d157219869

Grinding CTFs lately. Here's the truth:

If I'm trying to break into cyber to make a living, the keys shouldn't be hidden.

CTFs aren't training—they're filtering. No hints, no structure, just “guess what I’m thinking.”

That’s not learning. That’s gatekeeping.

„Trans broken arm syndrome“ – klingt absurd, ist aber für viele trans* Menschen Alltag.

Du kommst mit einem gebrochenen Arm in die Praxis – und wirst gefragt, ob das an den Hormonen liegt.

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Doc Coyle Calls Out 'Pretentious Gatekeeping' of Sleep Token
'What bothers me is the coalitions of lynch mobs against popular heavy bands as a trend,' says Coyle, while speaking about Sleep Token. Continue reading…

https://loudwire.com/doc-coyle-calls-out-pretentious-gatekeeping-sleep-token/

A while back, a post went viral on Twitter for claiming that “real Christians don’t hate #LGBTQ people”, and this is a point that I’ve seen people say a lot in my discussions with progressive Christians and I find it really frustrating.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/a-queer-plea-to-progressive-christians-9a48681e54f1

Warum müssen trans* Menschen lügen, um medizinische Hilfe zu bekommen?
Weil Ehrlichkeit im System bestraft wird.

https://sexabled.de/2025/06/02/gatekeeping-warum-wir-manchmal-luegen-muessen/

Repost eines älteren Blogbeitrags von mir, der aber wohl immer noch aktuell ist:
"Du kommst hier nicht rein! - Gatekeeping in Hobbys"
https://amalia-zeichnerin.net/du-kommst-hier-nicht-rein-gatekeeping-in-hobbys/

@tokyo_0 Okay bro, so why are you not linking me to anything? My instance is for me alone because that’s how i ensure what little control i do have on my data and if i want to stop having it be public I can literally just push a button.

My Instance is barely a month old, so I guess I’ll just have to keep an eye on the #fedipact and #fediblock threads and try to figure for myself out how its different from just #gatekeeping low info/ non tech savvy folks out of the fediverse.

The doctor didn’t care what I said. He wasn’t looking for understanding — he was hunting for a diagnosis that wasn’t “transgender.” Because clearly, that couldn’t be it. I mean, I was “too ugly to be a woman,” anyway. Case closed.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/why-gatekeeping-trans-healthcare-fails-everyone-but-the-system-e58175e27af5?sk=da9c71d82fba8a8a7f8093b9aed01fbe