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Software In The Public Interest Inc. (creators of free desktop) is incorporated in New York so they have to follow US sanction law anyways.

• Xunjin 2y ago
  Maybe it's time to consider changing it to another country which is actually OSS friendly and doesn't change all the time their politics. PS: Sorry for the off-topic discussion.
  • rwmj 2y ago
    RISC-V International moved from California (IIRC?) to Switzerland for basically this reason.
    • freedomben 2y ago
      It's shocking and saddening to think one might need to change from the United States to some other country in order to seek freedom. But here we are
      • rangerelf 2y ago
        The USA being "Free" has mostly been a myth. It's "Free" if you're a member of the owner class, else you're freedom is subject to the whims of politicians and the wealthy. Aristocracy, really.
        • freedomben 2y ago
          Yes agreed, although I think it's worth pointing out that the same is true of virtually every other country as well. Historically at least the US (generally speaking, plenty of people are exceptions throughout the entire history) aspired to freedom and equality, despite falling short.
          • rangerelf 2y ago
            True, but the spirit of the law died a long time ago, and the vision originally created by the founders has been distorted and "mythified" in favor of the desires and vices of monied interests.