NPM package deletes all files when detects Russian IP

Re:NPM package deletes all files when detects Russian IP by Tade0 on Thursday March 17, 2022 @07:04AM (#30709749)

Friendly reminder that the author and main contributor of the most popular JS polyfill library - core-js - is Russian:

https://github.com/zloirock

Last time he became available (doing time in a penal colony) a fairly large crisis ensued.

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Re:NPM package deletes all files when detects Russian IP by xzoao on Thursday March 17, 2022 @12:11PM (#30712729)

> Last time he became available (doing time in a penal colony) a fairly large crisis ensued.

FYI: It was nothing political, he got 18 months for running over two people on his motorbike and killing one.

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Re:NPM package deletes all files when detects Russian IP by Tade0 on Thursday March 17, 2022 @01:56PM (#30714031)

I know - I followed this closely because he gained notoriety via his npm messages asking for sponsorship/job - the accident happened later. IIRC he was let go after serving a year.

In any case I imagine a wholesale IP ban on Github might result in a similar crisis.

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Re:NPM package deletes all files when detects Russian IP by raxxorrax on Thursday March 17, 2022 @12:17PM (#30712804)

As if people weren't critical enough of NPM and JS packages in the first place. Doesn't really speak for vue.js.

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