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Russian linux kernel maintainers removed due to sanctions

"Trolls" tried to make a meal of the situation

Rob Beschizza
Oct 24, 2024
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Torvalds giving hardware vendor NVidia the finger at a 2012 talk.

Linus Torvalds, the creator and lead developer of Linux, confirmed that twelve Russian nationals were removed from the group of software engineers maintaining the operating system's kernel. They were cut loose to comply with sanctions against the county, he wrote.

Ok, lots of Russian trolls…

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