Linus Project removes Russian maintainers until they can prove they do not work for Russian state-sponsored organizations
(news.itsfoss.com)https://news.itsfoss.com/russian-linux-maintainers-geopolitics/Torvalds sounds unhinged here:
Ok, lots of Russian trolls out and about.
It's entirely clear why the change was done, it's not getting reverted, and using multiple random anonymous accounts to try to "grass root" it by Russian troll factories isn't going to change anything.
And FYI for the actual innocent bystanders who aren't troll farm accounts - the "various compliance requirements" are not just a US thing.
If you haven't heard of Russian sanctions yet, you should try to read the news some day. And by "news", I don't mean Russian state-sponsored spam.
As to sending me a revert patch - please use whatever mush you call brains. I'm Finnish. Did you think I'd be supporting Russian aggression? Apparently it's not just lack of real news, it's lack of history knowledge too.
Another maintainer commented:
We finally got clearance to publish the actual advice:
If your company is on the U.S. OFAC SDN lists, subject to an OFAC sanctions program, or owned/controlled by a company on the list, our ability to collaborate with you will be subject to restrictions, and you cannot be in the MAINTAINERS file.
But why would a global project that isn't based in the US and is led by a Finn cuck to US sanctions? Gay.
