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It's not a geopolitical drama or melodrama, Linux Foundation needs to follow the laws of US where it's located. It's the same as any other American company
by type0 2y ago
It's not a geopolitical drama or melodrama, Linux Foundation needs to follow the laws of US where it's located. It's the same as any other American company
- riehwvfbk 2y agoLinux Foundation was never supposed to stifle collaboration in the kernel. They are supposed to be a way to support Linux in a tax-advantaged way, full stop. EFF should start a fork if any part of them still stands for what's in their name.
- walterbell 2y agoWhat percentage of LF budget goes towards Linux?
- account42 2y agoThe EFF is also a US organization subject to the whims of the US government.
- sumanthvepa 2y agoI agree. It's not big deal. The Russian team can just fork the kernel, and manage it under their own legal structures. It's really not that hard. Indeed CentOS was maintained by just one person for many years. It's not a big deal for Linux either, the code in question is mostly for devices that are not sold in the west. So no loss there. That's the beauty of open source, you can say no to contributions for any reason whatsoever, and the contributor can fork your code and continue to develop it as they please.
- protomolecule 2y ago[flagged]
- colejohnson66 2y agoSanctions.
- protomolecule 2y ago[flagged]
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- gerikson 2y agoTry the search function here! https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/ https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/