- cross-posted to:
- opensource@lemmy.ml
- cross-posted to:
- opensource@lemmy.ml
Ukraine used ArduPilot to help it wipe out Russian targets. It wasn’t the first time and it won’t be the last.
Open source software used by hobbyist drones powered an attack that wiped out a third of Russia’s strategic long range bombers on Sunday afternoon, in one of the most daring and technically coordinated attacks in the war.
In broad daylight on Sunday, explosions rocked air bases in Belaya, Olenya, and Ivanovo in Russia, which are hundreds of miles from Ukraine. The Security Services of Ukraine’s (SBU) Operation Spider Web was a coordinated assault on Russian targets it claimed was more than a year in the making, which was carried out using a nearly 20-year-old piece of open source drone autopilot software called ArduPilot.
ArduPilot’s original creators were in awe of the attack. “That’s ArduPilot, launched from my basement 18 years ago. Crazy,” Chris Anderson said in a comment on LinkedIn below footage of the attack.
The post I replied to stated it was a project they could support on an article about how it was used as a weapon against Russia. I believe it’s use as a weapon on Russia is why they support it. I asked them a simple question to invoke them to think, but then you chimed about all technology and even vaccines. And then talking about becoming an isolationist nation? What are you even talking about?
Asking people to think by riding the line of just asking a question is pretty lame. If you want people to think, don’t bury that. The method you employ is the same disingenuous tactic to defend the other side.
What if the Russians did the same? They didn’t and it’s not on the table. They’ve already made up a war and prolonged for multiple years in an attempt to kill off and reclaim Ukraine
Nothing was disingenuous. Don’t care if you think it is lame.
That’s the thing. I’m not replying to you specifically. I don’t think you’re going to change. Chances are most people like you don’t.
I’m replying to educate all of the onlookers. What this guy did sucks and here’s why. And this is what you do about it.
That’s disingenuous.
That is your reply…? Are you sure there is nothing better?
Yes that was my reply.
Where does the creator say they support its use for warfare? Did you even read what they said on the matter, or are you making assumptions? They just said it was “crazy” and “never in my wildest dreams did I predict this usage” [sic.]
I already said I believe and stated why. Nice try. I stated previous poster. Not the creator. You are changing the who.
“Nice try”? It’s called “misunderstanding.” I was wrong, mea culpa. But to default to assume I did it on purpose for…idk what? Come on.
You were too busy arguing and trying to push your opinion to bother to understand what was going on.
Get over yourself. It was an easy mistake to make. But if it’s so important to you to dance with glee because somebody misinterpreted what you wrote, go ahead and be that petty person. You must need the victory badly.