> That's not a reason not to use a system.

If you care about those things very deeply, then perhaps that is exactly the right thing to do. Lots of people don't do things because of ideological or personal beliefs, even if it limits their options.

Many people use the BSDs for their transparency and despite Linux catching up in many areas, BSDs (which are arguably more political) have a rock solid reputation. (Maybe that's why all of Apple's flagship products are based on BSD - never heard of them using Linux though) IMHO people forget that software development is of course about the tech but really half of the work is about people, both in Opensource and Commercial developments. Large orgs think twice before they use a (perhaps free) software with bad reputation

As I pointed out, this is not moralism. Humans aren't cold, calculating logic machines. We have emotions, and we care about our social standing.

If I choose to use a slightly inferor alternative because the name makes me uncomfortable, that is perfectly legitimate.

If using ReiserFS costs me a number of weirdness tokens (like using it in a workplace, and the relevant decision makers are likely to know about the murder now or in the future), then I may choose not to use it to conserve those tokens for other controversial initiatives that I care about even more.

Neither of those decisions may be "rational", but it's also not moralising. I simply have to take a complicated social/emotional calculus into account, something that most do unconsciously 24/7 without thinking "hmm, today I shall get on my moral high horse and decide that this is moral and the other thing isn't".