• PhilipTheBucket@ponder.catOP
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    10 days ago

    They’re not allowed to be collaborating with people who work for certain Russian companies. It’s not a question of security, it’s a question of US law requiring US entities to punish through non-cooperation certain companies that are assisting in the war effort or whatever.

    It might or might not be fair, but it isn’t up to the kernel developers, it’s a legal requirement for them.

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      9 days ago

      It might or might not be fair, but it isn’t up to the kernel developers, it’s a legal requirement for them.

      Part of me believes we have a moral obligation to disobey immoral laws. Doubly so when the US is a oligarchy that does not reflect the will or morality of the working class.

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        9 days ago

        Somewhere i read that non compliance could land you in jail. If I was a maintainer, i am not sure if I would like to go to jail for OSS.