Sanctions Hit Linux Kernel, Russian Programmers Banned Biden's Executive Order 14071, forbids Russians from working with or using GPL'd software made in the USA. And that includes the Linux Kernel.

Open Source as in not Russia. Russian "Linux" fork incoming?

This is so stupid, also why now? the Russian sanctions has been a thing for a long while....sigh. I have a feeling that the next thing what will happen is that we will soon have two major version of the kernel, the current western one and then the BRICS fork​​ (sarcasm) I can't wait to see all the major open source projects being split between these two factions, because that's what open source is all about ...sigh (sarcasm)

🖕 @JoeBiden @POTUS

A government getting involved in open source is horrible news. A presidential executive order to tamper with a software license is unheard. And what in the world does software made in the USA means when contributors are from all over the world. Linus itself is Finish.

So, Microsoft is finally making its move against Linux, eh? 🤔

The executive order needs a patch and better maintainers.

This is fucked up. The only entity who could actually challenge this stupid sanction would be linux foundation, but they bent their will to warmongers in washington.

Linus is defending it. It's pretty clear that anyone who doesn't share Linus's politics is no longer welcome in Linux development.

GPL, you can't stop anybody from using it. However, I potentially can see why certain maintainers shouldn't be allowed on. But a sanction shouldn't choose that. There's good Russians that could work on and bad Russians that might try to sneak back doors.