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1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 26-Jun-2022 11:53:40 EDT lnxw48a1
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   https://freeradical.zone/@thenewoil/108539077382008407 Microsoft bans in #Minecraft will soon carry over to privately run servers as well.
   
   One commenter said "Seems like there is a really simple solution here: Don't be a toxic asshole on a public server." But once $CORPORATION starts interfering with privately hosted servers in any way, those servers' independence and existence is permanently threatened.
   
   It's as bad as it sounds. -- @sullybiker https://sully.site/@sullybiker/108544530478111464
   1. Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Sunday, 26-Jun-2022 18:52:29 EDT Bob Jonkman

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      I've never played #Minecraft - Is this #Federated software? Is it #FreeSoftware? If so, how can Microsoft control what's happening on someone's private server? Even if such code existed in a #FreeSoftware application, I would have thought there'd be a fork that eliminates that external control. It's time for that now.
      
      But if #Minecraft isn't #FreeSoftware aka Free/Libre Open Source Software, then I really have no sympathies for people running or using it...
      1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 27-Jun-2022 13:04:22 EDT lnxw48a1

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         @bobjonkman As far as I am aware, #Minecraft is not FOSS. It was created by someone called Notch and developed by a company called #Mojang. It required a Mojang account, even on privately host servers.
         
         Mojang was purchased by #Microsoft, and their accounts were replaced with Microsoft accounts.