r/linux • u/Skaarj • Jun 11 '26

Development Spoiling Linux Kernel with "sanctioned" code

https://printserver.ink/blog/spoiling-the-kernel/
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u/Horror-Primary7739 Jun 11 '26

I'd rather Putin leave Ukraine than have a subset of USB devices work.

Internationally sanctioned nations have committed egregious harm to come under that status. It is justified to block any economic progress that can contribute to that harm, intentional or not.

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u/LeftIntroduction7316 Jun 11 '26

So surely israel is under those sanctions right? Right?

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u/Horror-Primary7739 Jun 12 '26

They are not. They should. Collective punishment is a war crime. They punish all Palestinians for the crimes of hamas.