The article emphasizes that OFAC sanctions represent only American initiatives, with numerous countries like the EU, UK, and China having their sanctions. Countries such as Russia and Iran face comprehensive sanctions, while others like Venezuela and Nicaragua are also affected. The OFAC's Specifically Designated Nationals List provides a tool to check organizations against these sanctions, but it isn't exhaustive. The foundation stresses the importance of compliance with these regulations for open source and global collaboration, acknowledging the complex landscape created by international laws on sanctions.
It is disappointing that the open source community cannot operate independently of international sanctions programs, but these sanctions are the law of each country and are not optional.
The OFAC SDN list and search tool are also not exhaustive and any analysis cannot solely rely on this list.
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