moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoLinus Torvalds affirms expulsion of Russian maintainerswww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square579fedilinkarrow-up11.09K
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minus-squareGeneralInterest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-28 days agoIt seems they’re not being removed because they’re Russian, but instead because they work for specific companies who are subject to US sanctions: 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.
It seems they’re not being removed because they’re Russian, but instead because they work for specific companies who are subject to US sanctions: