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On 2022-03-09 00:21, Andriy Utkin wrote: |
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> Many companies are [stopping doing business] in Russia and its |
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> accomplice Belarus, resulting in a widespread and impactful [boycott]. |
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> It's really a huge deal: notable for me are Intel, AMD, Apple, Amazon, |
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> Microsoft, IBM, SAP, Oracle. It's not very clear how much is imposed by |
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> governments and how much is voluntary. But even if it's only partially |
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> voluntary, I find it admirable. |
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> Yes, the old enemy of computer users freedom, [Microsoft], has taken a |
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> high moral stance here! [IBM] did, too. Prompt reactions to such a |
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> painful question (I am sure nobody enjoyed working on that). |
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Gentoo is Free Software, it cannot restrict "the freedom to run the |
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program as you wish, for any purpose" even for unethical use. |
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> Sadly, I see most FOSS organizations, commercial and volunteer |
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> organizations alike, silent. Gentoo stays silent, too. |
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> I suggest to not leave it that way, and at very least to make a public |
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> statement condemning this aggressive war. I am happy to contribute to |
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> the draft but I'd like to first hear what others think, so that whatever |
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> statement we get, if any, is actually a reflection of our consensus, not |
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> my soapbox speech. |
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> I also would like to encourage any ideas of how Gentoo could possibly |
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> take any reasonable action. |
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Public statement looks reasonable. |
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USE="-war love" emerge -uDUa @world |
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