[raxxorrax]

I don't think people actively contributing to open source ever cared about in which nation their code was hosted. Because it didn't really matter.

Now it is like an old grumpy grandpa you wanted to get rid off some time ago suddenly caught up with you and enforced some of the shittiest laws you could imagine.

But did they really need to enforce that block? I would imagine nobody would have noticed it and if github wouldn't be owned by a giant that enforces compliance to the letter, Iranian devs wouldn't be banned.

Not the fault of MS, sure, just saying that this is one of the disadvantages about the takeover.