Wilhelm von Freiheitsberg on Nostr: Linus just kicked some Russian contributors from the Linux Kernel. His justification ...
Linus just kicked some Russian contributors from the Linux Kernel. His justification was that the Linux Foundation must comply with US sanctions against Russian.
Well, I must say that I have mixed feelings about it.
From one side I understand that countries openly against the West (specially autocracies/dictatorships) would love to infiltrate actors into the Linux Kernel since it powers up many servers around the world, and any backdoor would be extremely valuable in a cyber warfare.
On the other hand an open source project like the Linux Kernel shouldn't be a "US thing", it must for sure be anchored in western values, but not be subjected to any country's policy and/or interest.
Plus, the official decision that should have been more professional, was loaded with personal motivations as we could see by him writing about he being Finnish (despite the understandable historical background of it).
So, yeah, I wouldn't say a sad day for any Linux enthusiast, but for sure we read that with a bitter taste in our mouth.
Well, I must say that I have mixed feelings about it.
From one side I understand that countries openly against the West (specially autocracies/dictatorships) would love to infiltrate actors into the Linux Kernel since it powers up many servers around the world, and any backdoor would be extremely valuable in a cyber warfare.
On the other hand an open source project like the Linux Kernel shouldn't be a "US thing", it must for sure be anchored in western values, but not be subjected to any country's policy and/or interest.
Plus, the official decision that should have been more professional, was loaded with personal motivations as we could see by him writing about he being Finnish (despite the understandable historical background of it).
So, yeah, I wouldn't say a sad day for any Linux enthusiast, but for sure we read that with a bitter taste in our mouth.