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		inglor on Sept 3, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Iranian law prohibits merge of PR from Israeli? As an Israeli I have exactly zero intention to hide my nationality in order to participate. I don't really understand this PR as GitHub is an American company that is forbidden to do business with Iranians. It seems weird to me to use the website but not take a PR. That said I am sympathetic to the package maintainer and I hope to never live in a place so repressive. It's scary as it is.

razakel on Sept 3, 2020 | [–]

>It seems weird to me to use the website but not take a PR.

The long and short of it is that he's more afraid of his government than the US government.

AdmiralAsshat on Sept 3, 2020 | [–]

I don't suggest anyone "hide" anything, I was merely pointing out the potential for false positives based on a geographical IP lookup.

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