Subj : Re: Sanctions Hit Linux K
To   : Mike Powell
From : Aaron Thomas
Date : Fri Oct 25 2024 20:55:46

 MP> > I didn't watch the video, but I wonder how can Biden dictate what Russia
 MP> > can
 MP> > and can't do?
 MP> 
 MP> It is part of the sanctions against Russia.  Many government agencies,
 MP> and private companies, forbid what they call "offshore developers"
 MP> (anyone living outside the US) having access to their code and/or data,
 MP> or at least restrict developers residing in certain countrie (ex. Iran).

I'm still confused about which code they're referring to. There is a lot of open source software that was made in the USA, and it's not likely that all the developers are as anti-Russia as Biden pretends to be.

 MP> I think it is a good policy but I am not sure how you enforce it.

Yea, the enforcement part is puzzling. We can't even regulate the flow of people, but now we're supposedly going to regulate the flow of text files.

Of course there are lots of details pertaining to this that I will never know. Hopefully Biden knows what he's doing. LOL

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