Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlM to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-22 months agotension on kernel mailing lists continues to grow as a Linux Foundation board member finally replies with a "summary of the legal advice the kernel is operating under" re: enforcing US sanctionslore.kernel.orgexternal-linkmessage-square107fedilinkarrow-up1247arrow-down114
arrow-up1233arrow-down1external-linktension on kernel mailing lists continues to grow as a Linux Foundation board member finally replies with a "summary of the legal advice the kernel is operating under" re: enforcing US sanctionslore.kernel.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlM to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square107fedilink
minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down4·2 months agoThen they should try to free themselves from it. And governments should wise up and exempt them from any kind of petty stuff.
minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down3·2 months agoIn the balance between geopolitical conflicts and Linux, the latter is the petty stuff.
minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·2 months agoThis is not something that needs balance. And they have quite different kinds of petty: When Linus gets petty, then there’s a proper rant, somebody gets red in the face (but you don’t get to see the pics), and some news interns can write headlines. When politicians get petty, then people in foreign countries are killed.
Then they should try to free themselves from it.
And governments should wise up and exempt them from any kind of petty stuff.
In the balance between geopolitical conflicts and Linux, the latter is the petty stuff.
This is not something that needs balance.
And they have quite different kinds of petty:
When Linus gets petty, then there’s a proper rant, somebody gets red in the face (but you don’t get to see the pics), and some news interns can write headlines.
When politicians get petty, then people in foreign countries are killed.