1Password wades into a right-wing mess after funding a Linux project
1Password wades into a right-wing mess after funding a Linux project
1Password 因资助一个 Linux 项目陷入右翼舆论风波
The controversy surrounds David Heinemeier Hansson, who has posted strident anti-vax and anti-immigrant views. 这场争议围绕着 David Heinemeier Hansson 展开，他曾发表过激的反疫苗和反移民言论。
1Password faced immediate backlash from customers this week over a $300,000 pledge in support of a Linux distro created by David Heinemeier Hansson, who has regularly published overtly racist blog posts that include comments calling for deportation of ethnic minorities in Europe. The popular password manager is now a “distinguished corporate patron” of Omacom, the nonprofit foundation that oversees a popular Linux distribution known as Omarchy. 本周，1Password 因承诺向 David Heinemeier Hansson 创建的 Linux 发行版捐赠 30 万美元而遭到客户的强烈抵制。Hansson 经常发布公然种族主义的博客文章，其中包括呼吁驱逐欧洲少数族裔的言论。这家广受欢迎的密码管理器目前是 Omacom 的“杰出企业赞助商”，该非营利基金会负责监管名为 Omarchy 的流行 Linux 发行版。
One viral blog post declared that 1Password “Supports the Ethnic Cleansing of Europe” because of the donation. Others on social media asked for suggestions for alternative password managers so they would not support the funding of a project from Heinemeier Hansson, better known as DHH. 一篇疯传的博客文章宣称，1Password 的这笔捐款是在“支持欧洲的种族清洗”。社交媒体上的其他人则寻求替代密码管理器的建议，以便不再支持由 Heinemeier Hansson（更为人熟知的名字是 DHH）发起的项目。
The donation has also resulted in internal pushback from employees of 1Password who are disappointed by the affiliation, The Verge has learned. 1Password CEO David Faugno and cofounder Roustem Karimov have since posted internal messages addressing what Faugno describes as “concerns, both internally and externally” that have been raised “due to the polarizing nature” of DHH. 据《The Verge》获悉，这笔捐款也引发了 1Password 内部员工的抵制，他们对公司与 DHH 的这种关联感到失望。1Password 首席执行官 David Faugno 和联合创始人 Roustem Karimov 此后发布了内部消息，回应了 Faugno 所称的“因 DHH 的两极分化性质”而在内部和外部引发的“担忧”。
DHH is a Danish entrepreneur best known for creating Ruby on Rails, Basecamp, and the Hey email client. Omarchy is DHH’s “opinionated” version of Linux, meaning it’s Linux the way he likes to use it. It’s based on Arch Linux, with certain apps that install by default. It’s also, apparently, one of 1Password’s big customer environments. DHH 是一位丹麦企业家，以创建 Ruby on Rails、Basecamp 和 Hey 电子邮件客户端而闻名。Omarchy 是 DHH 个人“主观偏好”版本的 Linux，意味着它是按照他喜欢的方式定制的 Linux。它基于 Arch Linux，并预装了某些应用程序。显然，它也是 1Password 的重要客户环境之一。
The backlash to 1Password’s funding should have been predictable; DHH’s reactionary comments aren’t new. Way back in 2023, Duke University Libraries dropped one of DHH’s products, Basecamp, citing “harms we see perpetuated by the leadership of Basecamp’s parent company, 37signals,” which is co-owned by DHH. At the time, Duke noted DHH’s attack on DEI programs and The Verge’s reporting on Basecamp banning “societal and political discussions” at work. 对 1Password 资助行为的抵制本应是可以预见的；DHH 的反动言论并非新鲜事。早在 2023 年，杜克大学图书馆就弃用了 DHH 的产品之一 Basecamp，理由是“我们看到 Basecamp 母公司 37signals（由 DHH 共同拥有）的领导层所造成的伤害”。当时，杜克大学指出了 DHH 对多元、公平和包容（DEI）项目的攻击，以及《The Verge》关于 Basecamp 禁止在工作中进行“社会和政治讨论”的报道。
This year, DHH has published rants that appear to call for ethnic cleansing in Europe. In his July 21st blog post titled “Wolves, sheep, and gypsies,” DHH implies that immigrants are “wolves.” His solution? “When wolves get out of control, you shoot them. When gypsies take over public spaces, you deport them.” 今年，DHH 发表了一些似乎呼吁在欧洲进行种族清洗的狂言。在他 7 月 21 日题为《狼、羊和吉普赛人》的博客文章中，DHH 暗示移民是“狼”。他的解决方案是什么？“当狼失去控制时，你就射杀它们。当吉普赛人占领公共空间时，你就驱逐他们。”
In an internal Slack message obtained by The Verge, 1Password’s Karimov downplayed the overtly racist comments from DHH, telling staff the following: As I said, people have different personal opinions. You believe in your heart that DHH is evil, that you have the moral high ground, and that nothing will change your mind. However, not everyone believes that. It is not fair to claim a monopoly and ostracize team members who might disagree with you. There are people who are afraid to speak up simply because they will be personally attacked. 在《The Verge》获得的一条内部 Slack 消息中，1Password 的 Karimov 淡化了 DHH 的公然种族主义言论，并告诉员工：“正如我所说，人们有不同的个人观点。你内心认为 DHH 是邪恶的，你占据了道德制高点，没有什么能改变你的想法。然而，并非每个人都这么认为。声称拥有道德垄断权并排斥可能与你意见不合的团队成员是不公平的。有些人仅仅因为害怕被个人攻击而不敢发声。”
1Password CEO Faugno took a different approach, trying to reassure staff that “1Password does not endorse hateful, dehumanizing, or exclusionary views, including those shared publicly by DHH.” 1Password 首席执行官 Faugno 则采取了不同的方式，试图向员工保证：“1Password 不支持仇恨、非人化或排他性的观点，包括 DHH 公开分享的那些观点。”
Nonetheless, it seems the company has sacrificed a moral position for a “mission-driven” position. In the same message to staff, Faugno says “the scale and growth of [Omarchy’s] use among our customers is significant - Omarchy has grown to be the second most used Linux distribution among 1Password users.” 尽管如此，该公司似乎为了“使命驱动”的立场而牺牲了道德立场。在给员工的同一条消息中，Faugno 表示：“[Omarchy] 在我们客户中的使用规模和增长非常显著——Omarchy 已经成为 1Password 用户中第二大常用的 Linux 发行版。”
Faugno then tries to create distance, telling staff that its contribution is “to the Omacom Foundation, not an individual.” Still, he says “we recognize that Omarchy is associated with DHH, its founder. Our donation is not in any way an endorsement of his personal views or conduct.” Faugno 随后试图撇清关系，告诉员工其捐款是“给 Omacom 基金会的，而不是给个人的”。不过，他也表示：“我们承认 Omarchy 与其创始人 DHH 有关。我们的捐款绝不代表对他个人观点或行为的认可。”
We asked 1Password for comment on its funding of the Omacom Foundation on August 31st, and again today. We did not receive a response in time for publication. 我们曾于 8 月 31 日以及今天再次就其资助 Omacom 基金会一事向 1Password 寻求置评。截至发稿时，我们尚未收到回复。
The Omacom Foundation is also funded by 12 “founding patrons” who each contributed $1 million, including Stripe’s CEO Patrick Collison, Michael Dell, Jack Dorsey, and Shopify’s Tobias Lütke — who recently endorsed the idea that wealthy Canadians should have more voting power in democracy than poorer people. Even before 1Password contributed, this page looked like a rogues’ gallery of tech. (DHH himself also gave $1 million to the project.) Omacom 基金会还由 12 位各捐赠 100 万美元的“创始赞助人”资助，其中包括 Stripe 首席执行官 Patrick Collison、Michael Dell、Jack Dorsey 和 Shopify 的 Tobias Lütke——后者最近支持了一种观点，即富有的加拿大人在民主制度中应比穷人拥有更多的投票权。即使在 1Password 捐款之前，这个赞助人名单看起来就像是一个科技界的“恶棍画廊”。（DHH 本人也为该项目捐赠了 100 万美元。）
1Password employees don’t seem impressed by its leaders’ comments based on dozens of emoji reactions we saw in their internal Slack conversations. 1Password’s CEO says the company will speak more about it internally at an all-hands meeting. 从我们在其内部 Slack 对话中看到的数十个表情符号反应来看，1Password 的员工似乎对领导层的言论并不买账。1Password 的首席执行官表示，公司将在全员大会上就此事进行更多内部讨论。