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Re:Ipmitool Repository Archived, Developer Suspended by GitHub by mdaniel on Monday March 13, 2023 @08:39PM (#35145560)
I was curious if Microsoft perhaps had done some "offshore" shenanigans but nope, it resolves to an IP within their netrange

    $ host ru.linkedin.com.
    ru.linkedin.com is an alias for cctld.linkedin.com.
    cctld.linkedin.com is an alias for mix.linkedin.com.
    mix.linkedin.com is an alias for any-na-lx.mix.linkedin.com.
    any-na-lx.mix.linkedin.com has address 108.174.10.24
    any-na-lx.mix.linkedin.com has IPv6 address 2620:109:c002::6cae:a18
    $ whois 108.174.10.24
    CIDR:           108.174.0.0/20
    NetName:        LINKEDIN
    NetHandle:      NET-108-174-0-0-1
    Organization:   LinkedIn Corporation (LINKE-1)
    OrgName:        LinkedIn Corporation
    OrgId:          LINKE-1
    Address:        1000 W Maude Ave
    City:           Sunnyvale
    StateProv:      CA
    PostalCode:     94085
maybe they can't prove the LinkedIn profile was created by the natural person, but the commit email ... or payment details? ... something something
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Re:Ipmitool Repository Archived, Developer Suspended by GitHub by lamontcg on Monday March 13, 2023 @11:36PM (#35147124)
Linkedin is another BU and their actions are not going to be coordinated with GH, so they may be determining what to do about profiles like his, and about ru.linkedin.com in general.

Or linkedin may simply not be important enough for the US government to care about. Nobody is going to hold them accountable for inconsistency, and they only really care about is actions towards achieving the effect they desire. It is all implemented by humans and not a computer problem. At some level of detail they'll stop caring because like everyone else employed in this country, they're too busy with more important things.

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