On 24 October 2024 13:20:17 BST, Vincent de Lau wrote:
> Linus apparently was also advised by legal people to take this step.
> [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linus-Torvalds-Russian] This might also be
> relevant for the PHP Foundation and Perforce. Maybe they can help assess the
> situation
Here's an article from a trusted source about it in a little more detail as
well.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-remove-russian-maintainers-of-linux-kernel-heres-what-torvalds-says/
"While this action has removed these maintainers from their official roles, it
does not bar them entirely from
On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 10:09 AM fennic log wrote:
> It's also worth adding, US government uses PHP on various government and
> agency websites.
>
> Such examples include;
> https://www.dni.gov/index.php
> https://www.usa.gov/index.php
> https://www.eia.gov/index.php
>
> etc etc.
> Which means th
On Thu, 24 Oct 2024 at 13:20, Vincent de Lau wrote:
> > From: Krinkle
> > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2024 3:44 AM
> >
> > 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: Krinkle
> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2024 3:44 AM
>
> 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. […]
> >
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?inl
I see a lot of the complaints in the lkml thread being about lack of
transparency on gkh/torvalds' side in that they have refused to explain
exactly why they took the action in that commit.
Are we sure this has anything to do with this particular EO?
Rather than speculating on which unnamed sa
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
The notion that just because Putin engages in war, his countrymen cannot
contribute to FOSS is totally absurd. Linus and the US can sanction
whomsoever they wish but that has no bearing on what PHP does or must do.
Cheers,
Bilge
On Thu, 24 Oct 2024, 01:28 fennic log, wrote:
> It was recently br
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
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