Comment on Nvidia blocks access to video card driver updates for users from Russia and Belarus.

• rtxn@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yeah… weird how sanctions work…

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  • zante@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Ok cool but we are talking about timing so

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    • rtxn@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Most likely coincidence. The sanctions came into effect and their respective lawyers took about the same time to come up with a policy that complies with them. There’s nothing more to the story that would make it weird.

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    • grue@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Huh, it’s almost as if, when sanctions are declared, they go into effect for everyone at once.

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• r00ty@kbin.life ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yeah, along with this I am suspecting there's been a "suggested interpretation" from western governments to large orgs.

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  • zante@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s a very good way to put it !

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• Adm_Drummer@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’m OOTL. What Linux thing are you talking about?

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  • thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    A bunch of .ru email holders have been removed from the linux kernel group because of sanctions

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    • Adm_Drummer@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Ahhh I see. Thank you!

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  • rtxn@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    www.phoronix.com/…/Linus-Torvalds-Russian-Devs

    The Linux project removed maintainers who were Russian or were using Russian e-mail addresses, probably to comply with sanctions. Linus hasn’t talked about the legal details because he doesn’t know if he can (and because Daddy Vladdy’s Dick Warmers are out in full force).

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  • Lawnman23@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    theregister.com/…/linus_torvalds_affirms_expulsio…

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• nialv7@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yeah, did US added more sanctions?

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  • zante@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I would guess some people have received a friendly reminder

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