@LaF0rge did you think about the protection this gives to russian maintainers? Russia might nudge or force those maintainers to do something for its hybrid, low level war. They are no longer a target for this.

@LaF0rge I largely concur with your opinion, except for this bit:

“[…] passport, their employer or their place of residence”

Ignoring the whole Linux clusterfuck for a moment, why do you feel like employer should be a protected category?

My feelings: We must not discriminate against properties one can’t control. Usually who you work for is something you can control. If one works for a company I deem sus, why should I not extend that judgement to it’s employees that freely choose to associate?

@LaF0rge Should you as a German resident have been excluded from contributing to some tech project developed by the Allies, if it were 1942 now? Or vice versa, having some American resident excluded from his contribution to developing, e.g. Enigma machine, used by Germans? How about contributions from a murderer, ReiserFS anyone? It is not about someone’s past, the war is raging right now, for fucks sake! If morals mean nothing to you, at least consider security.