If you thought that the witch hunt would stop at Russian Programmers, you were mistaken. Now, contributors to Linux Kernel who merely protest the removal of their peers are being banned as well. (~18 min)
This is a follow up to this post.
#1446RabiAlThani #Linux #Ukraine #Russia #LinusTorvalds #Censorship #Sanctions #Technopolitics #Technology #Technodiversity #OpenSource
Following yesterday’s news first featured on #Phoronix of several #Linux #driver #maintainers being de-listed from their #maintainer positions within the mainline Linux #kernel over their connections to #Russia, #LinusTorvalds has today commented on the matter.
Since yesterday there’s been a lot of concern and mixed views over a number of Linux kernel maintainers being de-listed from the kernel’s MAINTAINERS file seemingly over being Russian or using Russian email addresses. In response to the patch posting from last week has also been proposals to revert that prior patch, some of the affected maintainers voicing their surprise over this sudden move, and some being upset over the lack of public clarity into the seemingly new “compliance requirements” imposed on the Linux kernel.
#GregKroah-Hartman who authored the patch dropping the various maintainers has yet to comment on the mailing list thread, but a few minutes ago Linus Torvalds chimed in with his opinion. Linux creator Linus Torvalds wrote:
“Ok, lots of Russian trolls out and about. It’s entirely clear why the change was done, it’s not getting reverted, and using multiple random anonymous accounts to try to “grass root” it by Russian troll factories isn’t going to change anything.
And FYI for the actual innocent bystanders who aren’t troll farm accounts – the “various compliance requirements” are not just a US thing.
If you haven’t heard of Russian sanctions yet, you should try to read the news some day. And by “news”, I don’t mean Russian state-sponsored spam.
As to sending me a revert patch – please use whatever mush you call brains. I’m Finnish. Did you think I’d be supporting Russian aggression? Apparently it’s not just lack of real news, it’s lack of history knowledge too.”
It’s not as if the Russians are simply going to throw up their hands and start using #Windows11. This promises to be the Mother of All Forks, and given the recently expressed position of #BRICS on the #illegality of #Western #sanctions, I doubt any of the BRICS countries are going to stick with the #original #Linux version.
This is where the fatal #flaw of having a weak central figure like Torvalds in charge inevitably comes into play. #Succession plans are difficult enough for strong Alphas to accomplish successfully, but when a mild-mannered Delta is the man in charge, some sort of future #debacle is all but guaranteed.
#Linus, it’s not that anyone thinks you’re supporting Russian aggression. It’s just that we assumed you wouldn’t be #retarded enough to publicly #endorse the #division of the #global #Linux #community and the creation of a #Sino-Russian #alternative #operating-system. But we were wrong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfN_uUsFGaM
Nom de Code : Linux (anglais : The Code, titre de la version originale) est un #film #documentaire de #HannuPuttonen datant de 2002 qui retrace l' #histoire des #mouvements #GNU, #Linux, #opensource et des #logicielslibres et dans lequel plusieurs personnalités de l' #informatique sont interviewées, comme #LinusTorvalds, #AlanCox, #RichardStallman, Theodore Ts'o ou Eric S. Raymond.
Le film s'achève par cette assertion : "Ce serait peut-être l'une des plus grandes opportunités manquées de notre époque si le #logiciel-libre ne libérait rien d'autre que du code."
https://invidious.fdn.fr/watch?v=UfN_uUsFGaM
#gnu-linux #internet #ordinateur #politique
The employer of #LinusTorvalds , who remains the #trademark holder of Linux, is clearly aligned against the goals of Linux as a project and as a community • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/18/linux-hostile-foundation/ ䷉ #Techrights #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/18/linux-hostile-foundation/
9 Years Ago: Confirmed by Nils Torvalds: #NSA Asked #LinusTorvalds (His Son) for Back Doors in Linux, Torvalds Did Not Tell Us • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2013/11/17/nils-torvalds-on-back-doors/ ䷉ #Techrights #Kernel #Linux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2013/11/17/nils-torvalds-on-back-doors/
... As I was cleaning my office I found some audio tapes made of Linus' talk, and which I purchased with my own money. Now, to make your present, I had to buy a good audio tape playback machine and capture the audio in Audacity, then produce a digital copy of those tapes, which are listed here. Unfortunately I do not have a copy of the slides, but I am not sure how many slides Linus had. I do not think you will need them....
-- John "Maddog" Hall
HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29691206
Weeks ago: They Send #LinusTorvalds to Therapists While Microsoft Pays Their Full Salary • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/11/21/sending-linus-torvalds-to-therapists/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/11/21/sending-linus-torvalds-to-therapists/
2021: Time for #LinusTorvalds to Enforce and Protect His Brand From Misuse by His Employer, the So-called #LinuxFoundation • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/06/23/linux-foundation-and-linux-brand/ ䷉ #Techrights #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/06/23/linux-foundation-and-linux-brand/
How Did #LinusTorvalds Commit To AmogOS? - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=Elg2IXsOUhE ䷉ #video #invidious
#LinusTorvalds saying "free software" and NOT "open source"...: "When it comes to software, I much prefer free software, because I have very seldom seen a program that has worked well enough for my needs, and having sources available can be a life-saver."
#LinusTorvalds no longer speaks out against #swpats probably because his employer and most of his bosses aren't against them. All of them risk unemployment if they 'dare' speak out on #softwarepatents and LF = GAFAM, Pentagon at this stage... http://techrights.org/wiki/Linux_Foundation
Many people aren’t aware that aside from the seemingly forced ‘apology’ #LinusTorvalds was compelled to see therapists as if he was mentally ill; this is how the #LinuxFoundation treats the person who holds the #trademark (“Linux”) it’s called after http://techrights.org/2021/11/21/sending-linus-torvalds-to-therapists/
[Meme] They Send #LinusTorvalds to Therapists While Microsoft Pays Their Full Salary • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/11/21/sending-linus-torvalds-to-therapists/ ䷉ #Techrights #LinuxFoundation #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/11/21/sending-linus-torvalds-to-therapists/
#LinusTorvalds Announces First Linux 5.16 Kernel Release Candidate • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/157946 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines
#linusTorvalds is so screwed that something CALLED AFTER HIM, the "LINUX(S)" Foundation had him FORCED to write a FORCED "apology" and then see therapists for a month. Over nothing controversial at all. 2 years ago same happened in #fsf and now in #eff
#LinusTorvalds is in his 50s already and he's wasting his time in LF, being bullied, pushed around and controlled by the unqualified exploiters who steal away his work, just like talented singers that let themselves be robbed by the likes of Sony and Saban. http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Linux_Foundation
#LinusTorvalds Announces First Linux 5.15 Kernel Release Candidate • 𝖳𝗎𝗑 𝖬𝖺𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗇𝖾𝗌 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/155565 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines
#LinusTorvalds Fights Back Against Microsoft’s Latest Attempt to Hijack His Projects or Kidnap His ’Babies’ (Linux and Git) • TɘↄHᴙigHTꙅ ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/09/06/linux-and-git-eee/ ䷉ #Techrights #Git #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/09/06/linux-and-git-eee/
#LinusTorvalds needs to quit being at the mercy of #monopolies (or monopolists who sent him to see therapists as if he was mentally ill); at the moment the development of #Linux isn’t steered by people and thus not for people http://techrights.org/2021/07/24/free-linus/
