moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoLinus Torvalds kicked the Russians out of Linux, now they're creating a sovereign Linux community in Russia — Ministry of Digital Development steps inwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up1283arrow-down154 cross-posted to: linux@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1229arrow-down1external-linkLinus Torvalds kicked the Russians out of Linux, now they're creating a sovereign Linux community in Russia — Ministry of Digital Development steps inwww.tomshardware.commoe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square102fedilink cross-posted to: linux@lemmy.zip
minus-squareAmbiguousProps@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up258arrow-down8·1 day agoThey weren’t kicked out, iirc. Their contributions just aren’t automatically merged anymore
minus-squaremkwt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up204arrow-down4·1 day agoAnd they are all welcome back if they can satisfy the Linux Foundation that they’re not affiliated with a sanctioned entity on the SDN list.
minus-squarerhabarbalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down76·1 day agoThey were removed from the maintainer position of whatever they did. Bizarre enough.
minus-squareYeetPics@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down9·18 hours agoDon’t work for war criminals 🤷
minus-squareIndustryStandard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down7·13 hours agoUnless they are Israeli or American.
minus-squarerhabarbalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down8·16 hours agoDid you watch the “collateral damage” video? Just wondering. Not all Russians are war criminals. Neither are all US citizens.
minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·35 minutes agoDoesn’t effect all Russians. Just 11 Russian maintainers that work for sanctioned Russian companies. Who can still contribute, they just can no longer make changes to the kernel with no approval/oversight.
minus-squarems.lane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up58arrow-down5·1 day agoFor being employees of sanctioned companies…
They weren’t kicked out, iirc. Their contributions just aren’t automatically merged anymore
And they are all welcome back if they can satisfy the Linux Foundation that they’re not affiliated with a sanctioned entity on the SDN list.
They were removed from the maintainer position of whatever they did. Bizarre enough.
Don’t work for war criminals 🤷
Unless they are Israeli or American.
Damn. Cuts deep
Did you watch the “collateral damage” video? Just wondering.
Not all Russians are war criminals. Neither are all US citizens.
Doesn’t effect all Russians. Just 11 Russian maintainers that work for sanctioned Russian companies. Who can still contribute, they just can no longer make changes to the kernel with no approval/oversight.
For being employees of sanctioned companies…