Typically when I see such messaging in an out of place venue it nudges me slightly against both the message and the venue pushing the message. This occurs regardless of whether I agree with the message. I feel the same way as when I see an ad: this does not belong here.

I don’t think I am the only one who has this reaction. People who do this should consider if it’s actually helping their cause. If not it’s just feelgood signaling, or possibly even counterproductive.

Whether people talk about something isn't a measure of success, it's whether it changes public sentiment.

He who politicizes everything politicizes nothing.

> I would argue that this has been an effective avenue for messaging/protest. You’re responding to it on this very board - that means you’re thinking about it.

I think about a lot of things I do absolutely nothing about (or with).

Thinking about whatever messaging is here is like saying "thoughts and prayers". It means shit all nothing. The messaging was a waste of my time and your time. It was an ad for a product you'll never purchase.

Based on arrest of protesters in UK, US, and recent laws passed in Australia; it is fair to say that Notepad++’s freedom to protest would depend on who and what they are protesting.

> would such free protest be allowed if the developers of Notepad++ were based in

- US arguing for independence of any of the States for whatever reasons?

- Spain for Catalonia?

- France for Basque?

and many more just in Europe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_separatist_move...