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Linus Torvalds affirms expulsion of Russian maintainers (www.theregister.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago by moe90@feddit.nl to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] GoodEye8@lemm.ee -2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

I also have other citizenship and Japan would require giving up all citizenship to become a Japanese citizen. I would complain that it is bullshit as I do today about Japan’s current citizenship laws.

Okay, but that's irrelevant. I simply pointed at Japanese citizenship because your brought up Japan. The compromise was between keeping US citizenship to take care of your parents vs renouncing the US citizenship to do the thing you want to do. And you compromised to take care of your parents. That is a decision you would make.

So why are you defending the Russians abroad who have decided to keep their Russian citizenship? They also have a choice between keeping the Russian citizenship and fall under sanctions or renounce their citizenship and not fall under sanctions. It's their decision to make.

As for Russians within Russia. Sad to say but they're fucked regardless. I imagine the sanctions preventing them from working on Linux is the least of their problems. And as I pointed out in my other comment, would you be willing to spend your tax dollars to make sure the right Russians get sanctioned instead of spending those tax dollars in a way that would benefit you?

[–] Llewellyn@lemm.ee 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I imagine the sanctions preventing them from working on Linux is the least of their problems

It's even more problematic for users of Linux. Less maintainers.

[–] GoodEye8@lemm.ee 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

True, but that's because Linux is kind of in a bind due to this war, but Linux probably benefits more from aligning with the western powers rather than fight for a handful of maintainers. Not that Linus would fight for Russian maintainers.

[–] Llewellyn@lemm.ee 1 points 4 weeks ago

Partially agree: money by itself do not maintain Linux. You need a man - willing and competent one.

We'll see, whether empty positions would be filled or not.