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Tencent says it's not a Chinese military company and is willing to sue the US Department of Defense if it isn't removed from a blacklist (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

It is not a mischaracterization though. Open source projects can be forced to stop accepting contributions from employees of sanctioned companies, which would include Tencent employees if sanctioned. Anyways, Tencent is not being sanctioned here, so I guess it doesn’t really matter.

Also, Linus was definitely forced to kick the Russian maintainers out by USA sanctions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Force implies force. If you have evidence that it was actually done by force. Against Torvald's etc will. Please share it. Otherwise get out of here with your gasslighting.

Any project open source or otherwise can and does restrict contribution.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 50 minutes ago (1 children)

Saying that I’m gaslighting without even bothering to check the facts is a very interesting approach. USA sanctions on Russia regarding software and IT services went into effect on September, and all parties had 90 days to comply or be sanctioned as well. If he really did it only because he wanted to, why not do it as soon as the Russian invasion started? Why not do it as soon as the sanctions were announced (June)? Not kicking all employees from sanctioned companies means the Linux Foundation is sanctioned as well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 38 minutes ago (1 children)

Okay, and? Torvald and many others aren't American, not subject to it, and publicly stated that they weren't forced to do it.

You're claiming, hyperbolically might I add, that you know whats going on with Torvald and the foundation better than those people themselves. And still showing no actual proof or causation. How can anyone conclude anything other than you are gaslighting and being misleading? It's Mega level bullshit conspiracy theories.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 19 minutes ago

Torvald and many others aren't American, not subject to it, and publicly stated that they weren't forced to do it.

This is my last response to you because you just keep saying things that are false while calling me the liar. Linus is an American citizen, and even if he wasn’t, the Linux Foundation is an American organisation.

You're claiming, hyperbolically might I add, that you know whats going on with Torvald and the foundation better than those people themselves. And still showing no actual proof or causation. How can anyone conclude anything other than you are gaslighting and being misleading? It's Mega level bullshit conspiracy theories.

Literally linked the USA sanctions that apply to this case, but ok.