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Russia Mulls Forking Linux in Response to Developer Exclusions (cyberinsider.com)
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[-] evanstucker@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 weeks ago

Please don't...

Can we organize and force the Linux Foundation and/or OFAC to exclude open source software from these sanctions? Is anyone doing that yet?

[-] korbel@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago

What would be the point of the sanctions then? If the Linux Foundation were against it they could move the infrastructure to an other jurisdiction which does not sanctize countries, that would carry a strong message. But if they refuse to do that, what's wrong with others' forking it and doing it? That's the point of opensource.

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