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Phoronix: Several Linux Kernel Driver Maintainers Removed Due To Their Association To Russia
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I don't agree with communists either but open source software is supposed to be about more than that
It is a tricky topic that is hard to get right. For instance the CoreJS dev is Russian and he is maintaining a library that is depended on by a large number of counties.
In general I support any action to further distance Russia but I can understand how the Russian maintainers feel. After all they may or may not support Russia.
The likely cause of this was the fact that it looks bad on paper for Linux to have Russian involvement. After all that's where all the "hackers" live. Somehow I think this was probably in response to a threat behind closed doors.
I also would be concerned about counties trying to compromise foss but unfortunately that is just as likely to come from the US as it is from Russia.
@possiblylinux127 @BobGnarley One would hope there are enough checks and balances such a major opensource project as Linux to keep malware out of the kernel regardless of who contributes to it, but we do there have been some instances where that was not the case.
I see the evolution of the Internet as humanity growing a nervous system, and anything that gets in the way of that as negative.
I've never heard of malware making into the kernel. The closest I've head was that university "research project" that tried to insert backdoors.
@BobGnarley @possiblylinux127 My take as well, but for the record, Putin is well aware of how Bolsheviks affected his nation and not eager to repeat it so not a big supporter of Communism himself.