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> Then, US / UK / Taiwanese companies could say: we're no longer dealing with Huawei. This is one of the big differences between laws and code, and many progra
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 6y ago
> Then, US / UK / Taiwanese companies could say: we're no longer dealing with Huawei.
This is one of the big differences between laws and code, and many programmers get this confused. In code, intention does not matter. What code you write, is what the CPU executes.
In law intention matters. If you came before a judge and pleaded innocent because Huawei changed their name to Uawei, the judge is going to laugh as they sentence you to the same punishment as supporting Huawei.
- bserge 6y agoHe's downvoted but he's got a point. What if it's not as simple as just changing their name? What if you dismantle Huawei and sell it off to "other" companies, operating independently and/or cooperating with each other? At some point it would be extremely hard to say "this is still Huawei". The US gov should've banned all major Chinese companies, because that seems like a big loophole to me. Even then it still seems like just a temporary measure.
- mlindner 6y agoI think they’re on the way to banning them, just a matter of time.