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[-] 0x0@programming.dev 69 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"Compliance requirements"? The kernel's american now?! WTF?

The commonality of all these maintainers being dropped? They appear to all be Russian or associated with Russia. Most of them with .ru email addresses.

Not short-sighted in the least...

Similarly, the driver code remains within the kernel -- including for Russian hardware such as around the Baikal CPUs from Russia's Baikal Electronics.

Not a hypocrite move at all...

Are israeli developers blocked as well? How about all american developers considering how the US foreign policy keeps fucking everyone up all over the place in the name of liberty and freedom... of oil?

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago

You do realize that the Linux foundation is an American based entity right? It isn't a shock that it is bound by US law.

[-] 0x0@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

They employ Torvalds, Torvalds owns Linux™. Who owns the code?

[-] gian@lemmy.grys.it 3 points 1 month ago

“Compliance requirements”? The kernel’s american now?! WTF?

Nope, but it is not above the law.

[-] 0x0@programming.dev 5 points 1 month ago

Which law under which jurisdiction?

[-] gian@lemmy.grys.it 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I suppose any law in any jurisdiction you want to use it, don't you think ?

Guys, are you all really that young to not remember alla the fuss with crypto software ? Same thing here: you want to distrubute something in a country, you need to follow the country's law, even if they are stupid.

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