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The author is Russian and seems to work for Positive Technologies, which is on the sanctions list.

by ch3 1y ago

Arch-TK 1y ago
Interesting side effect of the sanctions.
- shmel 1y ago
  Is it really a side effect though? I think the entire point of these sanctions (or their implementation by Linux Foundation more specifically) is to prevent developers working for Russian companies from contributing to Linux. It isn't a side effect, it's the intended effect, wouldn't you say so?
  - Ygg2 1y ago
    I thought the idea is to prevent Russian hackers from introducing exploits. Not prevent Russian hackers from fixing exploits.
    - cyphar 1y ago
      No, the point is to stop Amercian technology companies from providing technology to Russian entities. From the perspective of sanction laws, accepting patches (or arguably even replying to emails) from sanctioned entities is effectively providing technology to them because you are telling them that the patch solves the issue (i.e., you are providing them technical expertise) and are making it easier for them to use the patch in the future (i.e., no need to rebase and shipping software that they have indicated that they will find particularly useful). The Linux Foundation provided some guidance about this earlier this year[1]. Basically, it is incredibly easy to inadvertently violate sanctions if you are involved in an open source project. [1]: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/navigating-global-regulations-and-open-source-us-ofac-sanctions https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/navigating-global-regul...
darkwater 1y ago
But he has an @linux.com email address though.
- koakuma-chan 1y ago
  What the hell is linux.com? .com is for commercial.
  - darkwater 1y ago
    "Linux.com is brought to you by The Linux Foundation, the organization of choice for the world’s top developers and companies to build ecosystems that accelerate open technology development and commercial adoption. Please see www.linuxfoundation.org for more information on The Linux Foundation, its mission and its members. " https://www.linux.com/about/ https://www.linux.com/about/

The author is Russian and seems to work for Positive Technologies, which is on the sanctions list.

by ch3 1y ago

The author is Russian and seems to work for Positive Technologies, which is on the sanctions list.

Arch-TK 1y ago

Interesting side effect of the sanctions.

shmel 1y ago
Is it really a side effect though? I think the entire point of these sanctions (or their implementation by Linux Foundation more specifically) is to prevent developers working for Russian companies from contributing to Linux. It isn't a side effect, it's the intended effect, wouldn't you say so?
- Ygg2 1y ago
  I thought the idea is to prevent Russian hackers from introducing exploits. Not prevent Russian hackers from fixing exploits.
  - cyphar 1y ago
    No, the point is to stop Amercian technology companies from providing technology to Russian entities. From the perspective of sanction laws, accepting patches (or arguably even replying to emails) from sanctioned entities is effectively providing technology to them because you are telling them that the patch solves the issue (i.e., you are providing them technical expertise) and are making it easier for them to use the patch in the future (i.e., no need to rebase and shipping software that they have indicated that they will find particularly useful). The Linux Foundation provided some guidance about this earlier this year[1]. Basically, it is incredibly easy to inadvertently violate sanctions if you are involved in an open source project. [1]: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/navigating-global-regulations-and-open-source-us-ofac-sanctions https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/navigating-global-regul...

darkwater 1y ago

But he has an @linux.com email address though.

koakuma-chan 1y ago
What the hell is linux.com? .com is for commercial.
- darkwater 1y ago
  "Linux.com is brought to you by The Linux Foundation, the organization of choice for the world’s top developers and companies to build ecosystems that accelerate open technology development and commercial adoption. Please see www.linuxfoundation.org for more information on The Linux Foundation, its mission and its members. " https://www.linux.com/about/ https://www.linux.com/about/