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For the last two weeks, every day Russia commits war crimes in Ukraine |
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at a yet-unseen scale. |
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People are [shot], [shelled and bombed], [smashed by tanks] and |
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otherwise injured by the Russian armed forces. |
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Hundreds of civilian deaths and even more injuries. |
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Millions of people have fled their homes fearing for their lives, |
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including my close relatives. |
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Russia threatens the world with nuclear arms on high alert. |
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Two Ukrainian nuclear power plants have been shelled and stormed, their |
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entire staff is held hostage. |
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Millions of people of good will from many countries are volunteering, |
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donating and otherwise supporting the victims. |
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The governments and international assemblies are reacting with public |
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statements and actions, so that now the world knows the international |
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consensus on what's happening, and so that Ukrainian refugees have free |
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entry, food, transport and shelter, and so that Ukrainian armed forces |
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can fight back better with weapons supplied to them. |
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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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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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Huge thanks in advance. |
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[shot] https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10588815/Drunk-Russian-soldiers-shot-dead-10-year-old-Ukrainian-girl-uncle.html |
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[shelled and bombed] https://uk.news.yahoo.com/ukraine-city-mayor-russia-cluster-bombs-houses-zoo-131109171.html |
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[smashed by tanks] http://autkin.net/ru-tank-smash-car.mp4 |
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[stopping doing business] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_that_applied_sanctions_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War |
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[boycott] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_boycott_of_Russia_and_Belarus |
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[Microsoft] https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2022/03/04/microsoft-suspends-russia-sales-ukraine-conflict/ |
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[IBM] https://newsroom.ibm.com/War-in-Ukraine-Supporting-IBMers?mhsrc=ibmsearch_a&mhq=ukraine |
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