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Could it be this the PR recipient was worried about? https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/iran-passes-law-... Don't tell them about the Linux kernel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saeed_Malekpour
Oh I bet it’s known. But to announce it means you can’t use the same trick for the next asylum seeker. I wish the Internet had this level of class more often.
I would have said "Jerusalem" as a location could lend some ambiguity as to whether the committing user is Israeli or Palestinian, but ah...his username and profile picture certainly leaves nothing to the imagination.
As an Israeli I have exactly zero intention to hide my nationality in order to participate. I don't really understand this PR as GitHub is an American company that is forbidden to do business with Iranians. It seems weird to me to use the website but not take a PR. That said I am sympathetic to the package maintainer and I hope to never live in a place so repressive. It's scary as it is.
Could it be this the PR recipient was worried about? https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/iran-passes-law-... Don't tell them about the Linux kernel.
All the people arguing semantics when the author lives in a repressive dictatorship that would literally torture you for a confession and then execute you for it.. if anyone EVER comes by this PR even a decade from now. Meanwhile, no one here would even think of violating US export controls against North Korea... when the consequences are likely just prison time. Armchair tough guys.
> no one here would even think of violating US export controls against North Korea If there were a vibrant industrial or creative community in North Korea to interact with, I’d see the light in this argument. But there isn’t. The only entity to contract with is the state. That makes the comparison difficult. Cuba, on the other hand...
If this PR would have come from a sufficiently anonymous user (no location / profile picture), I'm sure it would have gone through. I'm certain maintainers don't check identity and nationality of every contributor.
I don't think it's an acceptable state of affairs if people feel pressured to keep their nationality private.
If there's #metoo movement for this, put me and other +85 million Iranians in it.
Ref: https://alireza.gonevis.com/how-i-didnt-get-my-first-paying-...
How is accepting a PR account to having a relationship with an individual. Popular OS repository would have code contribution from 1000s of contributor, it's possible that the maintainer don't personally know a majority of them. This just don't make sense.
The word "relationship" in this context refers to any kind of relationship including a business relationship. And a quick search shows that the law in question appears to basically make any interaction (no matter how minor) with people from Israel or the Israeli government a crime, so it does seem that it applies here[1]. In particular note this quote: > Furthermore, hardware and software developed in Israel or by co…
This is the problem with the internet now, profile pics, egotistical bio summaries and emojis. It was more fun when it was anonymous and the person you were talking to could have been a 43 year old neo nazi with blue hair, but their code or stuff was good, so you didn't have that getting in the way of you.