Apparently, one of the contributors did a push while visiting Cuba and since Cuba in sanctioned by US they just blocked the entire repo. Insane.
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gerowen@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Why did they get removed? I feel like I’m missing a whole backstory here.
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 6 days ago
gamer@lemm.ee 6 days ago
Source?
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 6 days ago
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43492578
Other places mentioned ‘U.S. sanctioned region’.
notoftenthat@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
Probably.
No self-respecting DEV would update README.md…
yunxiaoli@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
They’re a direct competitor to one of microsoft’s products, and a better one at that.
Lichtblitz@discuss.tchncs.de 6 days ago
Seemingly one of the contributors has visited a disputed region and logged into GitHub from there. By law (export controls) Microsoft must not provide service to that place. So some automatism flagged the account and also the organic maps repo. So far so normal. But either Microsoft dragged it’s feet in communicating and resolving the issue or the organic maps team was not doing their part in the process. Doesn’t matter, the outcome is still worth it.
Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days ago
What are we, North Korea? We can’t accept information from certain countries? I can understand being wary of state-sponsored information terrorism, but “Hey, here’s a Cuban road? A good place for a guava and cheese pastry?”
Come on. This was really the trigger?
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
not normal at all! don’t serve the website. that is normal. but ban anyone logging in seemingly from there, on sight? that’s literally “shoot first, ask later” in tech! totally abnormal, if this is the reason
Lichtblitz@discuss.tchncs.de 6 days ago
Don’t shoot the messenger. The regulations are pretty draconic. I have to ensure the training for that every year.