I would appreciate it if you could kindly refrain from personal attacks. While I agree that the head of state indeed is committing atrocities, many that do live in Russia do not support him, and there is a complex political situation that lets him stay in power.
My point was that I do not feel qualified to publicly comment on the specifics of said complex political situation, and even if I did, I sincerely believe that this mailing list is not an appropriate place for that. In any case, I do not find it appropriate to ban people from being able to update their laptops simply because they were unlucky enough born in a state that commits atrocities. Before you act, please remember that one's nationality or place of residence does not reflect one's beliefs. -ave On March 1, 2022 12:42:39 AM GMT+03:00, "Gytis C. via arch-mirrors" <arch-mirrors@lists.archlinux.org> wrote: >It's not *politics,* it's**crazy man killing innocent people. Russian head is >terrorist. I don't see here politics, > >if you think terrorism is politics, okay then... > >On 2/25/22 07:49, ave via arch-mirrors wrote: >> >> Without going into too much politics, to my understanding a significant >> chunk of the Russian populace does not support the recent actions of the >> government. >> >> Regarding taking actions past regulatory compliance, I do not think it would >> be appropriate to punish these people by """imposing sanctions""" (blocking >> off russian IPs from our mirrors). >> >> arch.mirrors.lavatech.top will remain available to russian IPs for the >> foreseeable future, unless we're required to by regulations. >> >> On 2/25/22 06:42, Tails Hon1nbo via arch-mirrors wrote: >>> >>> Are any mirrors imposing sanctions with Russia? >>> >>> It's a dilemma; on the one hand there's regulatory potential for some >>> hosting providers, and even on the other without regulatory compliance >>> there's ethical considerations for uninvolved 3rd parties within borders >>> such as medical and educational as well as government usage. >>> >>> Have any mirrors given this any thought? Any precedents taken? >>> >>> ~H >>> >>> This message contains confidential information and is intended only for >>> the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not >>> disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender >>> immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and >>> delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient >>> you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any >>> action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly >>> prohibited.
