Several Russian developers lose kernel maintainership status
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Re: Several Russian developers lose kernel maintainership status
#2Not sure this is really what anyone had in mind when sanctioning Russia? The maintainers probably aren't pleased but can't see a direct route from there to Putin's opinion of the war in Ukraine.
Re: Several Russian developers lose kernel maintainership status
#3Is there any new "compliance requirements" (sanctions I suppose?) that made this happen? Or is a delayed change since the sanctions started?
Re: Several Russian developers lose kernel maintainership status
#4Not sure this is really what anyone had in mind when sanctioning Russia? The maintainers probably aren't pleased but can't see a direct route from there to Putin's opinion of the war in Ukraine.
"Putins opinion on the war he started" undersells the issue that Russia has actively been undermining, killing, and sabotaging in western countries.
Re: Several Russian developers lose kernel maintainership status
#5Not sure this is really what anyone had in mind when sanctioning Russia? The maintainers probably aren't pleased but can't see a direct route from there to Putin's opinion of the war in Ukraine.
"Putins opinion on the war he started" undersells the issue that Russia has actively been undermining, killing, and sabotaging in western countries.
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Re: Several Russian developers lose kernel maintainership status
#6Not sure this is really what anyone had in mind when sanctioning Russia? The maintainers probably aren't pleased but can't see a direct route from there to Putin's opinion of the war in Ukraine.
Probably not sanctions, but national security concerns.
The former aims to punish and worsen the situation of the other country, the latter aims to reduce the attack vector and improve the situation of the US.
Re: Several Russian developers lose kernel maintainership status
#7Strongly opposed to any sort of sanction regime that results in this.
Re: Several Russian developers lose kernel maintainership status
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Putins opinion on the war he started" undersells the issue that Russia has actively been undermining, killing, and sabotaging in western countries.
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Wait ... Western countries killing in Russia? What?! As part of the Cold War, sure, but that's the nature spying; we do it, they do it, everybody does it. Seems like you're implying armed forces level killing in Russia, though. Care to explain that?
Re: Several Russian developers lose kernel maintainership status
#9Re: Several Russian developers lose kernel maintainership status
#10Is there any new "compliance requirements" (sanctions I suppose?) that made this happen? Or is a delayed change since the sanctions started?
It’s surprising to see that there are any compliance requirements Linux adheres to.