132 sats \ 5 replies \ @chairman_pretense OP 24 Oct \ on: Linus Torvalds affirms expulsion of Russian maintainers tech
Anyone been following this story? No love lost for the Russian government, but seems to set a dangerous precedent that Linux is essentially a US controlled project.
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11 sats \ 3 replies \ @kristapsk 24 Oct
It has always been Linus Torvalds controlled project, he has final say on anything.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @guts 24 Oct
No one has a final thing to say if you are under U.S. jurisdiction.
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92 sats \ 1 reply \ @Solomonsatoshi 24 Oct
Russia is a kleptocracy, led by a war criminal, that imprisons or murders any opposition.
Good news that Russians have been removed from Linux devs.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @jk_14 24 Oct
so true...
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 24 Oct
Here's what I understand. This is due to the GPL license and the holder being a US entity, The Linux Foundation. Legally they are required to do this.
That said, this is so bad IMO. Just another consequence of evil men using nations like pawns to enrich themselves. These men do not care for the Ukraine people or the Russian people. It's truly evil.
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