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[-] F04118F@feddit.nl 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Is this a joke? Everyone on the Fediverse has been talking about the outrageous name of the latest GNU Parallel release, and that it is hosted on a Nazi-run blockchain.

Here it is for the downvoters: GNU as a warm inclusive community.

GNU Parallel release named "rape gang inquiry" after a project by a farn-right UK politician. That's not a "random headline", that's a dog whistle.

Second sentence of the release page: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/parallel/2026-06/msg00000.html

It is available for download at: lbry://GnuParallel:4

lbry is a blockchain founded by Jeremy Kauffman, who:

  • called for governors taking measures against COVID spread to be tortured in Guantanamo Bay
  • stated that he wanted "less democracy,"
  • campaigned multiple times for child labor to be legalised
  • posted on X that "Anyone who murders Kamala Harris would be an American hero.
  • has criticized the end of apartheid in South Africa

And more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Kauffman

[-] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 9 points 1 week ago

Source? I haven't heard anything about this.

[-] Dunstabzugshaubitze@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago

https://cgit.git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/parallel.git

current release is "rape gang inquiry".

i don't know how or why releases get named by the project and have no idea about the blog chain stuff.

[-] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 2 points 1 week ago

I agree that the release name is highly disappointing to say the least.

But I don't get the thing about the nazi block chain. I really don't understand what you're talking about. Sorry in advance for my ignorance.

[-] F04118F@feddit.nl 1 points 1 week ago

Second sentence of the release page: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/parallel/2026-06/msg00000.html

It is available for download at: lbry://GnuParallel:4

lbry is a blockchain founded by Jeremy Kauffman, who:

  • called for governors taking measures against COVID spread to be tortured in Guantanamo Bay
  • stated that he wanted "less democracy,"
  • campaigned multiple times for child labor to be legalised
  • posted on X that "Anyone who murders Kamala Harris would be an American hero.
  • has criticized the end of apartheid in South Africa

And more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Kauffman

[-] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Jesus fucking Christ. OK!

Edit: To add to my reaction, it's really shameful how difficult it is to rally behind anything these days in the IT world. Every time a business is mentioned, it seems everyone and their mother is some kind of fascist ass hole or a greedy corporate billionaire looking for any means to make an extra buck, including breaking the law and getting people assassinated.

And the vast majority of the time, it's a man. I honestly have a difficult time to find any man to look up to as a good example these days. There are very few.

On the other hand, women and LGBTQ people have been really inspiring. I've found personal heroes among them.

[-] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Did they finally fix the issues found in the EpstienFiles release or Hantavirus mostly fix those? /s

Honestly I kind of get the dark humor, its fucking insane how those things kind of loom in the modern world.

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