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Excluding developers because of arbitrary sections issued by the most war mongering country in at least the last 10,000 years is not non-controversial, as it turns out.
Funny fucking thing to say considering why Russia is under sanction.
This isn't a real comment, is it?
Anyway, the Linux kernel team are not about to fight the US government, particularly not to defend Russia. If you're so concerned about warmongering then leave Russia. Solves all the problems here. You don't gotta go to the US, even.
The US sanctions anyone that isn't under their complete control, it's not a serious country.
And I'm truly sorry you're too much of a brainwashed nationalist to understand why free software shouldn't be affected by petty politics.
Yah ok the US is the most wealthy most powerful country in the world and they are not a serious country. Maybe the rest of the world should stop relying on America for everything. I really hope this starts tech sectors in other countries but somehow I don’t think it well. Besides China who is still reliant on American companies.
China is divesting as quickly as possible from the US as they've overtaken the use in GDP
other countries rely on the US because the US uses military intervention and economic sanctions to ensure everyone has to rely on them. this is not difficult to understand