Biden’s Executive Order 14071, forbids Russians from working with or using GPL’d software made in the USA. And that includes the Linux Kernel.

  • 0x0@programming.dev
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    9 days ago

    If I was a developer in that country

    You’re not. They’re grown ups. If they thought it was ok to keep contributing who the fuck is anyone to tell them otherwise?

    • yggstyle@lemmy.world
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      9 days ago

      You are clearly missing the point of the statement.

      If I, a developer, stepped away from a project because I wanted to protect myself: the bridge could be mended from my side regardless of if I was willing to do so (…why hello secret police!) The termination of the bridge from the opposite side means I have lost my strategic value.

      As I implied: putting personal feelings aside here- this was a net positive for those in Russia presently given the political climate.