The title really undersells it, it seems like under a Biden Executive Order, free/open-source software will have to ban all Russian contributions. Its unclear if American developers would be allowed to contribute to Russian software like Nginx

  • shoulderoforion@fedia.io
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    3 months ago

    Fuck Russia. Fuck Russians in Russia. Fuck Russians that support Russia. Fuck Russians that stay silent while Russia continue to threaten the entire planet for 7 decades and counting. Fuck Russia.

    • aidan@lemmy.worldOP
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      3 months ago

      One of my friends is a trans Buryat, she does FOSS development, can’t leave Russia because she has no money and nowhere to go. There are many similar cases

      • shoulderoforion@fedia.io
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        3 months ago

        great. excellent. fine distinction. the majority of russians support what’s been going on in russia, else they would have risen up and fucking stopped it. they haven’t. they won’t. sorry to hear about your friend. fuck russia. fuck russians.