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Linux: Removal of (mostly Russian) email addresses from MAINTAINERS

by omgtehlion on 10/23/24, 7:36 AM with 7 comments

  • by walterbell on 10/23/24, 8:37 AM

    Step right up to the Silicon Pillow Fight™

    https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/manufacturing/usc...

    > there is a functioning system in place where companies request permission to sell certain products to China, and the DoC approves exports of products that offer lower performance but still belong to the latest generation of technologies developed in the U.S.. the idea of a strict ban on advanced technology exports to China does not match reality.. "There are Swiss cheese holes in it. And right now, chipmakers are driving cars through them."

  • by protomolecule on 10/23/24, 8:17 AM

    And why exactly complying with 'various compliance requirements' is Linux' goal?

  • by Lockal on 10/23/24, 9:36 AM