• Ulrich@feddit.org
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    10
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    16 hours ago

    Not sure what you mean by “centred”. They’re both just software. Some of the developers certainly live there but they’re both open-source projects with contributors from all over the world. And software doesn’t have an originating country.

    • Docker@lemmy.worldOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      15 hours ago

      But software developed and working in the EU zone does have to follow certain regulations.

      • Ulrich@feddit.org
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        6
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        15 hours ago

        What does “developed and working” even mean? Both are developed using GitHub, which is owned by an American company. Servers are located around the world. Developers are located around the world.

        • Docker@lemmy.worldOP
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          13 hours ago

          Practically anybody is free to use GitHub. However, if l’m the developer, l need to comply with the laws of the country l live in/work from. The same regulations apply for the servers as well.

          That’s what I mean !! If I work from lndia and the server is located in lndia, then neither are bound by EU regulations pertaining to the internet/social media. At the best, the server would be barred from the EU.

          • Ulrich@feddit.org
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            3
            ·
            11 hours ago

            If I work from lndia and the server is located in lndia, then neither are bound by EU regulations pertaining to the internet/social media.

            That’s precisely my point though. You’re referring to these softwares collectively but they can be deployed by anyone and hosted anywhere, so it’s impossible to answer.