Dessalines@lemmy.ml to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 hours agotension on kernel mailing lists continues to grow as a Linux Foundation board member finally replies with a "summary of the legal advice the kernel is operating under" re: enforcing US sanctionslore.kernel.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linktension on kernel mailing lists continues to grow as a Linux Foundation board member finally replies with a "summary of the legal advice the kernel is operating under" re: enforcing US sanctionslore.kernel.orgDessalines@lemmy.ml to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 hours agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareTankieTanuki [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34arrow-down1·edit-24 hours agoSeeing Linus Torvalds’ talk like a BlueAnon lib was very disappointing. Why does free, international software have to abide by US sanctions, anyway?
minus-squarespacecadet@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·4 hours agoFor the same reason Google has to abide by EU rules and regulations and VW has to abide by American laws and Disney has to edit their movies for China.
minus-squaremiz [any, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·edit-24 hours agogee all those entities are for-profit, why does Linux need to prioritize profits again?
minus-squareᗪᗩᗰᑎ@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 hours agoprofit has nothing to do with it. Its about where you reside or do business.
minus-squaremiz [any, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·3 hours ago profit has nothing to do with it
minus-squareᗪᗩᗰᑎ@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-23 hours agolmfao got eem. at the end of the day yeah, its “profit” in an indirect way, but my point still stands.
minus-squaremiz [any, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-23 hours agoif being based in the USA is more important than not arbitrarily banning Russians then fuck Linux
minus-squarespacecadet@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 hours agoOkay you’re still missing the point. The same reason the Red Cross or Doctors Sans Borders needs to abide by laws in several different countries.
minus-squaremiz [any, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·3 hours agothe red cross has to arbitrarily ban russians due to a proxy war for nazis?
minus-squareRod_Blagojevic [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 hours agoProbably. I’m sure they’re obligated to restrict their operations in all kinds of ways.
Seeing Linus Torvalds’ talk like a BlueAnon lib was very disappointing.
Why does free, international software have to abide by US sanctions, anyway?
For the same reason Google has to abide by EU rules and regulations and VW has to abide by American laws and Disney has to edit their movies for China.
gee all those entities are for-profit, why does Linux need to prioritize profits again?
profit has nothing to do with it. Its about where you reside or do business.
lmfao got eem. at the end of the day yeah, its “profit” in an indirect way, but my point still stands.
if being based in the USA is more important than not arbitrarily banning Russians then fuck Linux
Okay you’re still missing the point. The same reason the Red Cross or Doctors Sans Borders needs to abide by laws in several different countries.
the red cross has to arbitrarily ban russians due to a proxy war for nazis?
Probably. I’m sure they’re obligated to restrict their operations in all kinds of ways.