Xsnow "protestware" in Debian

2 days ago

A user complained about xsnow's Easter egg that shows Ukrainian flags with higher probability when the language is set to Russian, claiming it violates DFSG's non-discrimination clauses.
Debian developers clarified that DFSG applies to software licenses, not software behavior, so xsnow is compliant, though hidden behavior changes might be undesirable.
The conversation ended without a bug report, and the maintainer hasn't responded, but Debian has mechanisms to override maintainers if necessary, though it requires formal action like filing a bug.

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