On Thu, 24 Oct 2024, at 01:25, fennic log wrote: > It was recently brought to my attention that the USA has passed an Executive > Order which prohibits Russian citizens from contributing to software used in > the USA. […] > > From what I have been reading + excerpts from linux group, PHP has to take > action to comply with this order.
The order prohibits "United States persons" from investing in or selling services to any person located in or business owned within Russia. It makes no mention of what Russian citizens may do with their time, what (unpaid) contributions United States people can accept, or anything about what software/services are used inside the USA. Even if it did, there would still be a question of juristiction. The Linux Foundation is incorporated in Oregon, USA. If they perceive themselves as owning the Linux project, or as providing it to businesses, or as paying for engineers working on Linux, then I can see why they might need to act on this order. It seems like they would need to close ties with (paid) contributors and vendors from Russia, as they would otherwise be paying (investing in) people or businesses in Russia for IT services, which the order prohibits. Which of these aspects apply to PHP? -- Timo [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_14071
