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GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria and Crimea

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Re: GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria and Crimea

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Post by swiley »

maze-le wrote: post #56
dijit wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would have said "move to git.kernel.org" but that's also hosted by a US based provider: organisation: ORG-PHI3-RIPE org-name: Packet Host Inc org-type: OTHER address: 30 Vesey Street, Suite 900, New York, NY 10007 US And, obviously GNOME git servers are US based, since they're owned by RedHat/IBM.

Use a self hosted gogs installation ( https://gogs.io/ ) under your own domain and root server outside US jurisdiction.

Or just use ssh. That’s what I’ve always done with my friends when we didn’t want to use GitHub.

There’s no need to over complicate things.

Re: GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria and Crimea

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Post by free652 »

whataboutist wrote: post #64
tomohawk wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Oh, yeah - forgot about Crimea/Russia shooting down MH17 airliner.

Did you also forget about the US shooting down Iran Air Flight 655?

So Russians apologized for MH17?

Re: GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria and Crimea

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Post by f00zz »

tomohawk wrote: post #23

Crimea: Illegal occupation by Russia. Ethnic cleansing. Syria: Using chemical weapons, sponsoring terrorism Iran: Assisting Syria; Actively developing nukes they say they will use, nuclear proliferation, biggest sponsor of terrorism, .... On the other hand, some people can't use an internet service. Oh! The inhumanity! Get a sense of proportion.

Eh, this affects individuals who may have nothing to do with, or approve of, the crap their government does.

The Americans I know are very nice people, despite being from a country with an arsenal of over 6,000 nuclear warheads

Re: GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria and Crimea

#104

Post by peanutgal2600 »

blodovnik wrote: post #22
freestate wrote: post #20

How about someone build a platform that is freely available that pushes to github from a not banned Location. Or just stop using github and create or find a truly free platform.

This really is reason to start thinking about alternatives to github. Now the vast majority of open source projects are controlled by Microsoft corporation which must obey the US goverent and this is the outcome.

I removed all of mine and my customers' repos from Github within an hour of hearing that they had been purchased by the evil empire. Kids under the age of 30 don't understand, but us old timers will never trust Microsoft.

Re: GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria and Crimea

#105

Post by tallanvor »

majia wrote: post #26

If Crimea was unwillingly annexed by Russia, then the sanction is punishing the victim instead of the criminal. If Crimea people genuinely supported the unification with Russia and received sanction for that, then it is a blatant attack on Crimean people's freedom.

The idea is to try and make it unsustainable for Russia to hold. --They have to pour money into the region to keep control of it due to people in the region being unhappy, out of work, etc.

I'm not saying it's necessarily a good strategy, mind you.

Re: GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria and Crimea

#106

Post by cochne »

dijit wrote: post #2

Same as Gitlab then[0]. US Sanctions should not affect internet services (so long as they are provided for free)[1], but political pressure appears to be very strong. Personally I find it quite abhorrent, and would cite this as a reason not to use US based companies in future. [0]: https://about.gitlab.com/2018/07/19/gcp-move-update/ [1]: https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/...

It looks like the free services provided by GitHub are still available:

"A selection of GitHub services such as access to public repositories will remain available to everyone, the company said in a statement on its website. “This includes limited access to GitHub public repository services (such as access to GitHub Pages and public repositories used for open source projects), for personal communications only, and not for commercial purposes.”

Re: GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria and Crimea

#107

Post by kokonaci »

tomohawk wrote: post #23

Crimea: Illegal occupation by Russia. Ethnic cleansing. Syria: Using chemical weapons, sponsoring terrorism Iran: Assisting Syria; Actively developing nukes they say they will use, nuclear proliferation, biggest sponsor of terrorism, .... On the other hand, some people can't use an internet service. Oh! The inhumanity! Get a sense of proportion.

Serbia: Bombarded by the USA and Nato - uranium bombs used. Cancer rates sky rocketed in the last 20 years since the bombing.

Get a sense of proportion.

Re: GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria and Crimea

#108

Post by nerdponx »

maze-le wrote: post #56
dijit wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would have said "move to git.kernel.org" but that's also hosted by a US based provider: organisation: ORG-PHI3-RIPE org-name: Packet Host Inc org-type: OTHER address: 30 Vesey Street, Suite 900, New York, NY 10007 US And, obviously GNOME git servers are US based, since they're owned by RedHat/IBM.

Use a self hosted gogs installation ( https://gogs.io/ ) under your own domain and root server outside US jurisdiction.

GitLab is self-hostable as well, although I imagine Gogs is easier.

Re: GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria and Crimea

#110

Post by mugsie »

AmericanChopper wrote: post #97
mugsie wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Any company that does business in the US, or with another company that does business in the US. Not just US based companies are subject to these restrictions (if they want to sell into the US)

Don’t make it too hard on yourself. If you want to use your own economic clout to take a swing at the US, then just stick to boycotting US companies. See if it’s even possible to operate your project like that. You’ll be taking a step back in time by at least 10 years.

I am not sure I could do it at all. The Linux Foundation is a US corporation, and that rules out nearly all my options for the work I personally do. (and, well working for one doesn't help it either)
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