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   rhys the great (rhys@mastodon.rhys.wtf)'s status on Thursday, 24-Oct-2024 05:23:29 JST rhys the great

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   Torvalds seemingly confirms this is due to sanctions, but also highlights that he's Finnish and very much not supportive of Russia. Firmly states it's not getting reverted either.

   Good on him.

   #linux

   https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linus-Torvalds-Russian-Devs

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     rhys the great (rhys@mastodon.rhys.wtf)'s status on Thursday, 24-Oct-2024 05:23:30 JST rhys the great

     Curious to see the detail of and the fallout from this.

     I'm all for minimising Russian cultural influence while they're engaging in military conquest and I absolutely believe our open information spaces need to be more forceful around protecting themselves against malice and misinformation, and that sometimes (regrettably) means banning Russians themselves.

     This however sounds like it might be related to sanctions or other similar restrictions on Russian contributions.

     https://www.phoronix.com/news/Russian-Linux-Maintainers-Drop