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> Both are abiding by laws restricting access to that content. If you have an issue with that perhaps talk to the relevant governments. In the case of Roskomna
by mikegerwitz 9y ago
> Both are abiding by laws restricting access to that content. If you have an issue with that perhaps talk to the relevant governments.
In the case of Roskomnadzor, GitHub is not under the jurisdiction of the Russian government---they made a choice to comply. They could have instead chosen to stand up to the Russian government, which would surely upset its citizens and the world and possibly lead to change. Possibly not. It's certainly a gamble.
rms drew a hard line on this. When I asked him about Roskomnadzor specifically, he was not moved. Quite the opposite, in fact.
I forget what he said about the export controls; I'll have to look at my mail archives tonight. But if they are complying with US law, and they have no choice, I don't think they'd be penalized in these criteria.