• ZeroHora
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    2 months ago

    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.

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      2 months ago

      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.

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        2 months ago

        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.

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          2 months ago

          Is that type of person, “asshole”? That seems to be the entirety of Linus’ personality, such as it is.

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