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I don't think there is any trade happening and some contributors might be Russian. I don't see how any state could claim ownership. So on what basis would these

I don't think there is any trade happening and some contributors might be Russian. I don't see how any state could claim ownership. So on what basis would these supposed sanction operate? Another topic is support contracts which could be prohibited but luckily open source is not too vulnerable against day to day politics. Lawfare could do damage, but also to the country hosting open source solutions. And that is pretty great.

trasz 5y ago
You don't need to participate in commercial activities to fall victim to sanctions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer#1992_Spassky_rematch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer#1992_Spassky_rem...
- encryptluks2 5y ago
  By that definition, any open source project would be illegal if a sanctioned country used the open source software in a way that benefits them economically. I don't see how this would work and in fact, GitHub has already dealt with this issue with countries like Iran: https://github.blog/2021-01-05-advancing-developer-freedom-github-is-fully-available-in-iran/ https://github.blog/2021-01-05-advancing-developer-freedom-g... Regardless, as long as that country has Internet, there is little that can be done about developers using a VPN and saying they are from another country.