Phoronix: Linus Torvalds Comments On The Russian Linux Maintainers Being Delisted

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Linus Torvalds Comments On The Russian Linux Maintainers Being Delisted
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Lmfao, what law is being followed here? Come on.

What? He is doing what the lawyers is saying to do, the quote:

"No, but I'm not a lawyer, so I'm not going to go into the details that I - and other maintainers - were told by lawyers.

He is following the sanctions.

He is being pretty vague there. It could be any number of things in the orbit of anti-russia pressuring. That could include the feds pressuring legally, but it could also be many other less direct things or even a personal political decision.

They are being cagey.

That's true. I'm more inclined of the idea that he is just trying to avoid conflict to focus on the development.

That's a common idea that I see in this type of people.

Maybe he's trying to avoid conflict with US government, but he clearly is not trying to avoid conflict with that statement.