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Phoronix: Linus Torvalds Comments On The Russian Linux Maintainers Being Delisted (www.phoronix.com)

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[–] somegeek@programming.dev 6 points 2 months ago

One of the worst news I've read lately.

Why aren't Israeli maintainers removed? Oh because linux is basically owned by IBM now.

The linux kernel isn't free anymore. It's open source, but not free.

[–] electricprism@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

"Have we become so fearful? Have we become so cowardly That we must extinguish a man because he carries the blood of a current enemy?"

Picard, Star Trek TNG

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