kixik@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 12 hours agoPhoronix: Several Linux Kernel Driver Maintainers Removed Due To Their Association To Russiawww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up1183
arrow-up1183external-linkPhoronix: Several Linux Kernel Driver Maintainers Removed Due To Their Association To Russiawww.phoronix.comkixik@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 12 hours agomessage-square104fedilink
minus-squarebeleza pura@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·11 hours agothere is simply no meaningful response to this no matter whether you think russia is justified in invading ukraine or not, if russians get banned from the kernel bc russia invaded ukraine, yankees have to get the boot as well
minus-squarebeleza pura@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 hours agoYUP so… maybe nobody should be banned and it sucks that this happened?
minus-squaretheunknownmuncher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 hours ago if russians get banned from the kernel bc russia invaded ukraine You should read the article because this is not a thing that has occurred, at least not yet.
minus-squarebeleza pura@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-210 hours agomy understanding was that the kernel didn’t publicly state any specific reason, but “complying to sanctions” semms like a safe bet to me in any case, whatever the reason, this removal is unfortunate and uncalled for
there is simply no meaningful response to this
no matter whether you think russia is justified in invading ukraine or not, if russians get banned from the kernel bc russia invaded ukraine, yankees have to get the boot as well
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YUP
so… maybe nobody should be banned and it sucks that this happened?
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You should read the article because this is not a thing that has occurred, at least not yet.
my understanding was that the kernel didn’t publicly state any specific reason, but “complying to sanctions” semms like a safe bet to me
in any case, whatever the reason, this removal is unfortunate and uncalled for