@DonutsRMeh - eviltoast
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  • I understand your sentiment, but I disagree with it. It’s not a very good or practical standard for most of us to boycott software based on the developer’s opinions. Why? Because if you started filtering all software, movies, music, games, books, and technology by the personal beliefs of the creators… You’d never be able to use anything.

    Everyone has opinions, some you’d agree with, some you wouldn’t, and many creators have said or done things people don’t like. If you only used products made by people you 100% agree with, you’d isolate yourself and cut yourself off from an entire ecosystem of tools and ideas.

    I wholeheartedly disagree with the developer’s opinions on transgenders, but I still want the project to succeed, and I’ll use it. Maybe I’m crazy, but I feel like that that’s the right way to approach it.

    Edit: I’d like to add some more to this.
    What matters more is, does the software work? Is it safe? Is it ethical in how it’s built and licensed? Does the project itself harm anyone?

    If the answer to these is yes, then the developer’s personal politics aren’t relevant.