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I'm definitely all for Ukraine winning, but this is bullshit, basically the red scare all over again (but for tech).
Gotta have them "various compliance requirements", man, gotta have'em. Don't ask me what they are, but damnit, gotta have'em.
Couldn't think of a more lemmy thread topic than one involving both Russian geopolitics and linux.
This one is scratching a ton of itch.
Hello Internet commenters. Please remember that there's no rule that says you need to tell us all your gut reaction to this if you know absolutely nothing about the situation.
knowing nothing about the situation is indeed the problem. if only this process was more transparent...
Being Russian => banned from doing business with the rest of the world
That's pretty straight forward to me.
I have seen pictures of Linus Torvads so I feel that I am uniquely qualified to explain whats going on. Let me break it down for you.
The Linux Kernel is meeting compliance requirements by removing Russian maintainers.
Thank you all and have a good night.
I am quite disappointed at the lack of transparency regarding this.
Kernel development is for 
only.
How to piss off the tankies 101