Steal a little, and they put you in jail. Steal a lot, and they make you king.

My bet would be tax evasion and money laundering. ;)

It’s hard to wrap one’s head around just how freaking rich the mega wealthy are. The 1% is not even the enemy at this point, they are closer to most of us than they are to the billionaire class.

I think it must be seen not in light of the monetary blow, but in light of the fact that the EU is pushing hard for these actors to change directions and to end some of their abusive behaviour.

Traffic fines are made to bankrupt drivers or to finance the state, but to encourage people to drive safely.

More or less the entirety of western society failed in not sanctioning Russia profoundly in 2014, and we are now paying the cost. No doubt. But I wouldn’t exaggerate Jolla’s role - going through a bankruptcy to shake investors off seems to me to be dedication, even if it might be a bit late.

Sailfish OS is developed by Jolla, who are a Finish company with offices in Finland (Tampere and Helsinki) and China (Hong Kong).

The Russians have forked Sailfish into Aurora OS, but that’s a separate system. It started out as a cooperation, but Jolla cut all ties with Russia in 2021.

It seems they had Russian investors and took active means to get rid of them:

In 2024, to escape Russia’s investors due to the Ukrainian war, the Jolla initial company filed for bankruptcy, continuing its activity under the JollyBoys name.

I would obviously not use Aurora OS, but do you have any information that would indicate that @[email protected] or Sailfish OS are compromised?

The Linux Foundation might be based in California, but I still very much consider it to be Finnish. And Torvalds is, thankfully, very much on the anti-fascist side of the spectrum.

Especially under the support UAF subheader, where revenue goes to the UAF to different degrees according to the product (see the product page).

The capybara socks are adorable and give 50% to the come back alive fund.

Of course, buying any product that is made in Ukraine supports the Ukrainian economy and is thereby directly contributing to the survival of our little continent. :)