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Linux: Removal of (mostly Russian) email addresses from MAINTAINERS
- Lockal 2y agoMain discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41919670 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41919670
- protomolecule 2y agoAnd why exactly complying with 'various compliance requirements' is Linux' goal?
- omgtehlion 2y agoI do not know. At least some explanation is due. But this shows how you can “uncontribute” to open source.
- protomolecule 2y agoYep, thanks for posting it
- dveditz_ 2y agoIt's not a "goal", it's a requirement (right there in the name!). Failing to comply to a government requirement subjects you to the associated penalties. They haven't said which requirement (we assume it's Russia Sanctions, of course), but their lawyers must have determined that the penalties would apply to them.
- protomolecule 2y agoThis doesn't involve financial transactions with Russian company or rendering of services for a Russian company.
- walterbell 2y agoStep right up to the Silicon Pillow Fight™ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/manufacturing/uschina-chip-sanctions-are-more-like-a-pillow-fight-than-a-war https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/manufacturing/usc... > there is a functioning system in place where companies request permission to sell certain products to China, and the DoC approves exports of products that offer lower performance but still belong to the latest generation of technologies developed in the U.S.. the idea of a strict ban on advanced technology exports to China does not match reality.. "There are Swiss cheese holes in it. And right now, chipmakers are driving cars through them."
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