The end of verygoodsoftwarenotvirus.ru
The domain verygoodsoftwarenotvirus.ru was recently invalidated due to a new Russian law. The domain was registered eight months after Russia annexed Crimea, and the owner had no connection to Russia. The new law, enacted on September 1st, requires individuals to have some form of Russian connection to keep the domain. Since the owner does not have such a connection, the domain will be available for anyone to claim on December 11th.
The owner, who has been using the domain since 2014, expressed surprise at being able to keep it for twelve years despite the new law. The domain served as the username for the owner's GitHub account and represented their online presence.
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