They decided I am a communist.
They decided that, because I promote Linux and free software, that this has political consequences.
They decided that free software has a strong left-wing political connotation; hence: if I promote free software, I am promoting other ideas with it, even if I don't mean to.
I promote free software because I think it is made in the interest of people that will use it.
I promote Linux because I like it and it is free.
I put (stupid) modules on CPAN in the hope that they will be useful for at least one human being.
But they decided what I am doing. And they decided I am a communist.
I don't mean to do anything political, for neither left- nor right-wing sides of the board.
But they give meanings to the things I do, meanings that I never gave to them.
I want to be helpful to people, I want to do something useful for people. They decided that this is being communist.
Screw you!
I decided I am a communist
I decided I am an (anarchist) communist.
I decided, because technology has implications on the rest of our society, to promote free software.
I decided that libertarian left-wing politics should embrace worker control wherever it take hold; hence: if I support worker control in general, I should support free software in particular.
I promote free software because it is made by and for the people who use it, without much interference from bosses.
I promote free UNIX because it is useful, costs nothing, and makes me happy.
I publish my own programs on the network in the hope that they will be useful for at least one human being.
I decided what I am doing. And I decided I am a communist.
Because software affects the society I live in, and because "political" is broadly used to indicate anything that affects society, and because I care about what sort of society I live in, I make "political" choices about software.
I give meanings to the things I do.
I want to be helpful to people, I want to do something useful for people. I decided that one way to do this is being communist.
Hugs all around!
