The first case was about not accepting patches in the Linux kernel, the other was about blocking it on Github. The second case is simpler, developer Alexander Amelkin’s GitHub account has been blocked and his repositories are marked as “archived” because he works for a Russian company under sanction, so Microsoft has to comply with them.
Another developer, Sergey Semin, suggested some fixes for the Linux kernel, but his offer was rejected with the words: “We do not hesitate to accept fixes made by your organization or hardware-related. Please avoid network contributions until later. You don’t notice.” Semin is a developer at Baikal Electronics.
Many free software enthusiasts around the world do not support such gestures. There is often heated debate on the forums about the correctness of this approach and whether such restrictions contradict the notion of “open and free” software.
Source: Ferra
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