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Phoronix: Several Linux Kernel Driver Maintainers Removed Due To Their Association To Russia (www.phoronix.com)

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Considering the US foreign policy and the impact it has on the world, regardless of whether the white house is R or D, i propose to ban all american devs... preemptively, ya know?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago

Inexplicably based

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

@0x0 @Vincent Yea well that makes about as much sense as banning the Russians, maybe we can stop development of Linux altogether. I'm sure Gatis of Borg would approve.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't see what this has to do with my comment. I see no indication that all Russians are blanket-banned.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You are casually declaring all Russians should be assumed to be state agents until proven otherwise, and therefore the negative reaction to this obvious betrayal of principles, not even for convenience but for hatred, is unjustified.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

I am literally saying the opposite: I am saying that it's not clear that this applies to all Russians, or just ones that are sanctioned.