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Apparently this is the result of a May 15 rule change[0] to the Export Administration Regulations[1], which affect anything exported from the US. The lesson he

by knolax 6y ago

Apparently this is the result of a May 15 rule change[0] to the Export Administration Regulations[1], which affect anything exported from the US. The lesson here is that if you're a foreign company that buys US software and equipment, apparently the US government can tell you who you are and aren't allowed to do business with. [0] https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2020/05/commerce-addresses-huaweis-efforts-undermine-entity-list-restricts https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2020/05/commerc... [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_Administration_Regulations https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_Administration_Regula... PS. Some hilarious quotes from the DoC announcement: > "Huawei and its foreign affiliates have stepped-up efforts to undermine these national security-based restrictions through an indigenization effort. However, that effort is still dependent on U.S. technologies,” said Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. “This is not how a responsible global corporate citizen behaves. " Maybe it's just me but the term "global corporate citizen" just seems so absurd and dystopian.

yannikyeo 6y ago
Wondering if America government has the power to forbid foreign companies or countries from using open source software such as Go, Rust, React, Kubernetes, Docker, Ubuntu etc especially those with strong stewardship by US corporations.
- phkahler 6y ago
  That seems like a "no". Anyone can get access to those things as they are freely downloaded. Access may get restricted but they can keep an old copy indefinitely, and the internet is fairly useful for getting around arbitrary blockages.
strbean 6y ago
> The lesson here is that if you're a foreign company that buys US software and equipment, apparently the US government can tell you who you are and aren't allowed to do business with. Sometimes referred to as sanctions. I don't think this is a revelation for anyone doing business internationally.

by knolax 6y ago

yannikyeo 6y ago

Wondering if America government has the power to forbid foreign companies or countries from using open source software such as Go, Rust, React, Kubernetes, Docker, Ubuntu etc especially those with strong stewardship by US corporations.

phkahler 6y ago
That seems like a "no". Anyone can get access to those things as they are freely downloaded. Access may get restricted but they can keep an old copy indefinitely, and the internet is fairly useful for getting around arbitrary blockages.

strbean 6y ago

> The lesson here is that if you're a foreign company that buys US software and equipment, apparently the US government can tell you who you are and aren't allowed to do business with. Sometimes referred to as sanctions. I don't think this is a revelation for anyone doing business internationally.