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Honestly it's the first time I hear about sanctions prohibiting private persons from collaborating on a project. Is there a precedent for that? How were e.g. Ir
by oytis 2y ago
Honestly it's the first time I hear about sanctions prohibiting private persons from collaborating on a project. Is there a precedent for that? How were e.g. Iranian or Cuban contributors treated on Linux kernel before?
- SSLy 2y agoSeems like the individuals were hit because of their employers. This is the first widely public instance of such things happening. I'd assume non-maintainer developers from Iran or Cuba could have been just ignored.
- oytis 2y agoThe way they communicate doesn't really make it clear whether they refuse to work with sanctioned companies, with all residents of the sanctioned countries or with all nationals of the sanctioned countries wherever they reside. For some individuals it can indeed be tracked that their employer may be sanctioned, but IMO community should not be left guessing
- SSLy 2y agoYeah, I don't disagree with your assessment. It could have been handed both more bluntly and yet with just a little more grace than what we are seeing.