Are you saying that you are not able to reach codereview.qt-project.org, or 
bugreports.qt-project.org, or code.qt.io, or that you are not able to reach 
those end points but are not able to fetch and/or push?

Note: this thread’s subject is “Maintenance Tool”; do you use that tools 
somehow to contribute to Qt (short of testing beta packages, perhaps)?

Volker


> On 6 Mar 2022, at 12:05, Alexander Akulich <akulichalexan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> My point is that if you do not restrict the access to the source code,
> then people in Russia and Belarus still can: use Qt, find bugs, do
> fixes. The only thing which is cut is the option to contribute back.
> 
> It affects only those who speak English and want to work with the
> entire world regardless of the origin, culture, gender, race, etc.
> 
> No binaries? Fine. No commercial services? Sure.
> But letting access to the latest source code, yet blocking the
> contributions? Makes no sense.
> 
> On Sun, Mar 6, 2022 at 1:46 PM Volker Hilsheimer
> <volker.hilshei...@qt.io> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> The European Union adopted sanctions targeting Russia and Belarus. Perhaps 
>> some of you participating in this thread are not be fully aware of the 
>> situation, so attached the relevant Etude from the European Parliament [1].
>> 
>> These sanctions include access and transfer of technology that might be used 
>> in military applications. Qt might be used in military applications (it is 
>> today).
>> 
>> You might disagree with the way the EU’s is responding to Putin’s acts of 
>> terror; and you might disagree with The Qt Company’s interpretation and 
>> implementation of these sanctions. But suggesting that anyone is restricting 
>> access to binary packages out of ethnical or racial motives, surely is 
>> beneath this community.
>> 
>> Stay safe.
>> 
>> Volker
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> [1] 
>> https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/729287/EPRS_ATA(2022)729287_EN.pdf
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 5 Mar 2022, at 18:59, evilruff <evilr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I never had a point to escalate it, neither any reasons to be rude or hard 
>>> talk, but i really want to have an answers to following:
>>> 
>>> - Do you consider all Russians/Belaraus people somehow worse to access the 
>>> same open source resources then other people in the world?
>>> 
>>> - If so, how would you explain those actions
>>> 
>>> - If you exclude certain nations based on nationality/geographic 
>>> locations/political preferences can you please loud and clear announce a 
>>> full list of the people you would like to exclude and the reasons to do so
>>> 
>>> Best regards,
>>> Yuri
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Отправлено с устройства Galaxy
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -------- Исходное сообщение --------
>>> От: Elvis Stansvik <elvst...@gmail.com>
>>> Дата: 05.03.2022 3:36 ПП (GMT+03:00)
>>> Кому: Tuukka Turunen <tuukka.turu...@qt.io>
>>> Копия: development@qt-project.org
>>> Тема: Re: [Development] Maintainance Tool
>>> 
>>> You answered two out of the five questions Konrad had. Can you answer
>>> the remaining ones?
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Elvis
>>> 
>>> Den lör 5 mars 2022 kl 11:08 skrev Tuukka Turunen <tuukka.turu...@qt.io>:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Konrad et al,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Like already mentioned Qt Project systems, code.qt.io repositories, github 
>>>> mirror etc are not blocked. Online installer for open-source users is 
>>>> blocked from Russia and Belarus based IP addresses. Plan is to block also 
>>>> download.qt.io and possibly some of the qt.io websites. These are done 
>>>> based on IP address.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Blocking the installer and access to binaries affects a much larger number 
>>>> of users than those who are active in the community. It impacts also many 
>>>> who create closed source products using the open-source Qt.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Yours,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>                Tuukka
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> From: Development <development-boun...@qt-project.org> on behalf of Konrad 
>>>> Rosenbaum <kon...@silmor.de>
>>>> Date: Friday, 4. March 2022 at 23.25
>>>> To: development@qt-project.org <development@qt-project.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Development] Maintainance Tool
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Tuukka,
>>>> 
>>>> I believe an official statement from the Qt Company is in order - right 
>>>> now people are forced to find out the hard way whether they are blocked 
>>>> and how far the block goes. It is impossible to tell whether it is on 
>>>> purpose or not and what the purpose would be.
>>>> 
>>>> It does not matter what side people are on, they deserve to know what's 
>>>> happening to them.
>>>> 
>>>> It's also easier to accept and support this, if we know what "this" is.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Please state very clearly:
>>>> 
>>>> Who is being blocked? (Location, commercial customers, open source users, 
>>>> developers, ...?)
>>>> 
>>>> Why are they blocked and for how long? (We might even agree with your 
>>>> reasoning.)
>>>> 
>>>> What services are supposed to be blocked and which ones are not supposed 
>>>> to be blocked? (Commercial vs. Open Source, Binary vs. Source Downloads, 
>>>> Users vs. Contributors, ...)
>>>> 
>>>> Where to report bugs in this block? (e.g. is Konstantin really supposed to 
>>>> be blocked from contributing?)
>>>> 
>>>> And what discussions will be redirected to /dev/null?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Right now we live in a situation that we all had hoped would not occur 
>>>> again in Europe. We had hoped that the hard learned lessons of our grand 
>>>> parents would prevent this from happening. Let's at least try to be a 
>>>> voice of reason in this situation.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>    Konrad
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 04/03/2022 17:34, Tuukka Turunen wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Like already mentioned, use of the online installer is blocked from 
>>>> certain IP addresses.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Access to the Qt Project source code repository has not been blocked.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> If you wish to discuss this, please remember 
>>>> http://quips-qt-io.herokuapp.com/quip-0012-Code-of-Conduct.html
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Yours,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>                Tuukka
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> From: Development <development-boun...@qt-project.org> on behalf of 
>>>> Konstantin Ritt <ritt...@gmail.com>
>>>> Date: Friday, 4. March 2022 at 18.23
>>>> To: Denis Shienkov <denis.shien...@gmail.com>
>>>> Cc: Qt development mailing list <development@qt-project.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Development] Maintainance Tool
>>>> 
>>>> Plz restrain your emotions. There is no reason to spread hysteria even 
>>>> more.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Konstantin
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> пт, 4 мар. 2022 г. в 19:09, Denis Shienkov <denis.shien...@gmail.com>:
>>>> 
>>>> Yes, it's kind of hysterical. I don't understand what the Qt company wants 
>>>> to achieve in the end? What is the purpose?
>>>> 
>>>> So far, it looks more like a clowning: "the circus is gone, but the clowns 
>>>> remain."
>>>> 
>>>> Qt Company can't stick your tongue out of the USA ass? :)
>>>> 
>>>> I had a higher opinion of Qt Company up to this point ...
>>>> 
>>>> This is not serious somehow, some kind of kindergarten. LOL. :)
>>>> 
>>>> BR, Denis
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 04.03.2022 18:58, Konstantin Ritt пишет:
>>>> 
>>>> As long as I can fetch sources I wouldn't take any actions.
>>>> 
>>>> But anyways, bringing your own political preferences to the open source 
>>>> world rules is a quite hypocritical move.
>>>> 
>>>> In the adult world, it doesn't matter if your community members / 
>>>> contributors have a skin tone, political or sexual preferences not like 
>>>> yours, or an IP address that belongs to some particular territory.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Disappointed Konstantin
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> пт, 4 мар. 2022 г. в 18:01, Andy Shaw <andy.s...@qt.io>:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> It is because your IP is detected to be in a country we do not allow 
>>>> downloads. If you are not able to access something you have purchased then 
>>>> let me know and I will get someone to get in touch with you directly about 
>>>> this. Otherwise, for the time being, this IP block will be in place.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> 
>>>> Andy
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> From: Development <development-boun...@qt-project.org> On Behalf Of 
>>>> Konstantin Ritt
>>>> Sent: Friday, March 4, 2022 1:43 PM
>>>> To: Konstantin Shegunov <kshegu...@gmail.com>
>>>> Cc: Qt development mailing list <development@qt-project.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Development] Maintainance Tool
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I don't care. I need some explanations here, at public dev ML.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Konstantin
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> пт, 4 мар. 2022 г. в 15:27, Konstantin Shegunov <kshegu...@gmail.com>:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I imagine you're using a russian IP address, so this[1] should shed some 
>>>> light on the matter.
>>>> 
>>>> Kind regards,
>>>> Konstantin.
>>>> 
>>>> [1]: https://forum.qt.io/topic/134724/unlock-qt-in-russia
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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