Linus Torvalds comments on the Russian Linux maintainers being delisted

Post by est » Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 9:24 AM UTC

michaelmrose wrote: post #98

sundarurfriend wrote: post #82

If this was purely because of sanctions, this could have been handled much more gracefully. But it's clear from Linus' comments that he just doesn't respect these volunteers because they happen to be from a particular country. > I'm Finnish. ... Apparently it's not just lack of real news, it's lack of history knowledge too. If we're suddenly taking history as a criterion, half of the world should ban British develope…

Russia is unique in that they are both presently and historically a threat to the entire western world.

Post by Ardum » Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 10:01 AM UTC

michaelmrose wrote: post #98

sundarurfriend wrote: post #82

If this was purely because of sanctions, this could have been handled much more gracefully. But it's clear from Linus' comments that he just doesn't respect these volunteers because they happen to be from a particular country. > I'm Finnish. ... Apparently it's not just lack of real news, it's lack of history knowledge too. If we're suddenly taking history as a criterion, half of the world should ban British develope…

Russia is unique in that they are both presently and historically a threat to the entire western world.

Post by atomlib » Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 10:09 AM UTC

oneshtein wrote: post #59

galkk wrote: post #16

Ahh, old one "anyone who disagrees with me is a Russian state sponsored troll". If he had just written - compliance, we cannot work with sanctioned entities, that would be fine and understandable.

Russia spends hundreds of millions on propaganda (paid trolls), sabotage, and espionage. There is lot of cases for Article 4 of NATO already. It's better to say sorry than to risk millions of lives.

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 10:16 AM UTC

Post by tim333 » Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 10:32 AM UTC

galkk wrote: post #16

Ahh, old one "anyone who disagrees with me is a Russian state sponsored troll". If he had just written - compliance, we cannot work with sanctioned entities, that would be fine and understandable.