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Some Clarity On The Linux Kernel's "Compliance Requirements" Around Russian Sanctions
When a number of Russian Linux developers were removed from their MAINTAINERS file in the Linux kernel, it was described as due to 'compliance requirements' but vague in what those requirements entailed
Linus Torvalds then commented on the Russian Linux maintainers being de-listed and made it clear that they were done due to government compliance requirements / legal issues around Russia. We are hoping that this action alone will be sufficient to satisfy the US Treasury department in charge of sanctions and we won't also have to remove any existing patches." "A big chunk of the reason it's taken so long just to get the above is that the Lawyers (of which I'm not one) are still discussing the specifics and will produce a much longer policy document later, so they don't want to be drawn into questions like this.
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