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   kline 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (kline@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 23:45:09 JST kline 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

   I really don't get the NixOS/Anduril thing. Lots of complaints about arms dealers, and I'm not a fan of Thiel, don't get me wrong.

   My understanding is that NixOS is free software, so Anduril aren't prohibited from using it, right?

   If they are using it, why wouldn't you accept their contributions back upstream if they are useful?

   Wouldn't we me more mad if they were using it and keeping all the changes to themselves?

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     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 23:45:08 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

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     @kline It's governance stuff that seems even worse than mere sponsorship, not them using it.
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     kline 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (kline@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 23:46:07 JST kline 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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     • Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

     @lanodan honestly, this isn't me trying to line up a dunk on anyway, I sincerely don't understand the issue. I read the open letter as well.

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     kline 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (kline@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 23:46:08 JST kline 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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     • Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

     @lanodan does it matter if one of the main orgs contributing to it do NDA'd work for Arundil?

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     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 23:49:52 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

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     @kline I think that one is sort of fine, although of course depends on the kind of NDA.
     At least this one seems a like a virality thing and I tend to hate those things as they're more a waste of time than anything else.
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     Crispy Branzino (nimbius666@comp.lain.la)'s status on Friday, 10-May-2024 22:50:05 JST Crispy Branzino

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     • Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:
     @lanodan @kline anduril *may* be prohibited from using it in products or services due to us legislation called ITAR. If a significant contributor presence is from an ITAR restricted country (Iran, China, Libya, russia etc...) It could be rejected by their government customer in the SBOM. This is especially true for satellite systems which are 100% ITAR restricted from foreign sale or service to places like china.
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     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Friday, 10-May-2024 23:00:54 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

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     • Crispy Branzino
     @Nimbius666 @kline Heh, that's a fun way to make sure your software isn't used by US Military. :D