Re:“My GitHub account has been restricted due to US sanction...
by microcolonel on Thursday July 25, 2019 @10:06PM
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> It seems like the US has become what the USSR was: companies who publish speech from people in Iran or Crimea are now violating the law by doing so.
I think the intent is not that, and a company could probably argue that the law doesn't mean that because it probably can't mean that.
In this case though, AFAICT it's a restriction on use of private repositories, a feature considered to have commercial value, and thus subject to sanctions.
(P.S. I think your characterization of history is kinda wack [though I understand you can't write an essay before getting to the point], in ways that other commenters will point out in more detail)
I think the intent is not that, and a company could probably argue that the law doesn't mean that because it probably can't mean that.
In this case though, AFAICT it's a restriction on use of private repositories, a feature considered to have commercial value, and thus subject to sanctions.
(P.S. I think your characterization of history is kinda wack [though I understand you can't write an essay before getting to the point], in ways that other commenters will point out in more detail)