Comment on Linus Torvalds affirms expulsion of Russian maintainers

• TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m pro open source, which is why I don’t want the Russian government interfering with it for their own geopolitical bullshit.

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  • aidan@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I agree, but people aren’t their government. Discriminating based on nationality is xenophobia.

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    • khorak@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Did you miss the fact that it’s not a blanket ban on Russians? If you work for a sanctioned company, then I’m sorry but you are out. Missed the chance to jump ship in the last twenty years of Putin turning Russia into a dictatorship? Well, I hope you like being sent to your death. Sad times, but let’s not pretend that this is discrimination.

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      • aidan@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        From what I saw in the executive order it wasn’t limited to just sanctioned companies. Linus and other maintainers haven’t come out with which specific sanction they’re talking about so its just speculation

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    • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Banning contributions from sanctioned russian companies is not xenophobia. Pipe down.

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    • YeetPics@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I heard Russia is full of Nazis, and if that level of hearsay is fine for staging a multi year invasion and destroying a thousand years of history it’s just FINE for segregating bad-actors and persona non grata.

      Can’t deal with it? Move to a less shitty company not sanctioned by scumbags. Or even a less tribal country 🤷

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      • aidan@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I heard Russia is full of Nazis, and if that level of hearsay is fine for staging a multi year invasion and destroying a thousand years of history it’s just FINE for segregating bad-actors and persona non grata.

        Linux maintainers aren’t invading Ukraine

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