On Thu, Oct 24, 2024, at 02:25, 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. > > Reference material; > https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/932951/download?inline > https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/1187 > > The Linux Kernel has recently had to act on this #6e90b675cf94 > <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6e90b675cf94> > github mirror > <https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6e90b675cf942e50c70e8394dfb5862975c3b3b2> > Mailing list https://lwn.net/Articles/995186/ > > Has PHP internals reviewed this, do we need to review this, are there any if > any steps we must take? > > From what I have been reading + excerpts from linux group, PHP has to take > action to comply with this order.
I am not a lawyer, but it’s my understanding that from growing up in the US that the President’s orders only apply to the executive branch. (And ChatGPT seems to agree with me, for whatever that is worth). The President does not and cannot create laws that everyone must follow. However, if the PHP Foundation accepts and performs US Government contracts, this might possibly affect them. — Rob
