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minus-squareZeroHora@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down5·2 months agoLinus is just following the law, the law != doing the right thing.
minus-squareWarl0k3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·edit-22 months agoLmfao, what law is being followed here? Come on.
minus-squareZeroHora@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoWhat? He is doing what the lawyers is saying to do, the quote: "No, but I’m not a lawyer, so I’m not going to go into the details that I - and other maintainers - were told by lawyers. He is following the sanctions.
minus-squareTheOubliette@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·2 months agoHe is being pretty vague there. It could be any number of things in the orbit of anti-russia pressuring. That could include the feds pressuring legally, but it could also be many other less direct things or even a personal political decision. They are being cagey.
minus-squareZeroHora@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThat’s true. I’m more inclined of the idea that he is just trying to avoid conflict to focus on the development. That’s a common idea that I see in this type of people.
minus-squareTheOubliette@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·2 months agoIs that type of person, “asshole”? That seems to be the entirety of Linus’ personality, such as it is.
minus-squaregnuhaut@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 months agoMaybe he’s trying to avoid conflict with US government, but he clearly is not trying to avoid conflict with that statement.
minus-squarejust_another_person@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·2 months agoThere’s a law for Open Source projects with no country governance? Holy shit. News to me.
Linus is just following the law, the law != doing the right thing.
Lmfao, what law is being followed here? Come on.
What? He is doing what the lawyers is saying to do, the quote:
"No, but I’m not a lawyer, so I’m not going to go into the details that I - and other maintainers - were told by lawyers.
He is following the sanctions.
He is being pretty vague there. It could be any number of things in the orbit of anti-russia pressuring. That could include the feds pressuring legally, but it could also be many other less direct things or even a personal political decision.
They are being cagey.
That’s true. I’m more inclined of the idea that he is just trying to avoid conflict to focus on the development.
That’s a common idea that I see in this type of people.
Is that type of person, “asshole”? That seems to be the entirety of Linus’ personality, such as it is.
I’ll not confirm or deny.
:)
Maybe he’s trying to avoid conflict with US government, but he clearly is not trying to avoid conflict with that statement.
There’s a law for Open Source projects with no country governance? Holy shit. News to me.