Re: [gentoo-project] Call for public condemnation of Russian invasion in Ukraine

[Sergey Popov]

I do NOT supports any war, especially this so-called 'special military 
operation'(sic).

But i am, either, not a great fan of sanctions that hurts ordinary 
people rather than official and other goverment authorities.

Free software should stay free for everyone. Treat it as a kitchen 
knife. You can do great meals with it, but you can also kill with it. 
But you can not preemptively take away knives from everyone, blaming 
that they can kill using them. Only actual murderer is guilty(and those, 
who issued orders, of course if we are talking about war).

Best regards, Sergey Popov
Gentoo developer

09.03.2022 03:21, Andriy Utkin пишет:
> For the last two weeks, every day Russia commits war crimes in Ukraine
> at a yet-unseen scale.
> People are [shot], [shelled and bombed], [smashed by tanks] and
> otherwise injured by the Russian armed forces.
> Hundreds of civilian deaths and even more injuries.
> Millions of people have fled their homes fearing for their lives,
> including my close relatives.
> Russia threatens the world with nuclear arms on high alert.
> Two Ukrainian nuclear power plants have been shelled and stormed, their
> entire staff is held hostage.
>
> Millions of people of good will from many countries are volunteering,
> donating and otherwise supporting the victims.
>
> The governments and international assemblies are reacting with public
> statements and actions, so that now the world knows the international
> consensus on what's happening, and so that Ukrainian refugees have free
> entry, food, transport and shelter, and so that Ukrainian armed forces
> can fight back better with weapons supplied to them.
>
> Many companies are [stopping doing business] in Russia and its
> accomplice Belarus, resulting in a widespread and impactful [boycott].
> It's really a huge deal: notable for me are Intel, AMD, Apple, Amazon,
> Microsoft, IBM, SAP, Oracle. It's not very clear how much is imposed by
> governments and how much is voluntary. But even if it's only partially
> voluntary, I find it admirable.
>
> Yes, the old enemy of computer users freedom, [Microsoft], has taken a
> high moral stance here! [IBM] did, too. Prompt reactions to such a
> painful question (I am sure nobody enjoyed working on that).
>
>
> Sadly, I see most FOSS organizations, commercial and volunteer
> organizations alike, silent. Gentoo stays silent, too.
>
> I suggest to not leave it that way, and at very least to make a public
> statement condemning this aggressive war. I am happy to contribute to
> the draft but I'd like to first hear what others think, so that whatever
> statement we get, if any, is actually a reflection of our consensus, not
> my soapbox speech.
>
> I also would like to encourage any ideas of how Gentoo could possibly
> take any reasonable action.
>
> Huge thanks in advance.
>
>
>
> [shot] https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10588815/Drunk-Russian-soldiers-shot-dead-10-year-old-Ukrainian-girl-uncle.html
> [shelled and bombed] https://uk.news.yahoo.com/ukraine-city-mayor-russia-cluster-bombs-houses-zoo-131109171.html
> [smashed by tanks] http://autkin.net/ru-tank-smash-car.mp4
>
> [stopping doing business] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_that_applied_sanctions_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War
> [boycott] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_boycott_of_Russia_and_Belarus
>
> [Microsoft] https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2022/03/04/microsoft-suspends-russia-sales-ukraine-conflict/
> [IBM] https://newsroom.ibm.com/War-in-Ukraine-Supporting-IBMers?mhsrc=ibmsearch_a&mhq=ukraine