moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoLinus Torvalds affirms expulsion of Russian maintainerswww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square601fedilinkarrow-up11.1Karrow-down135
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minus-squareGoodEye8@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 months agoTrue, but that’s because Linux is kind of in a bind due to this war, but Linux probably benefits more from aligning with the western powers rather than fight for a handful of maintainers. Not that Linus would fight for Russian maintainers.
minus-squareLlewellyn@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoPartially agree: money by itself do not maintain Linux. You need a man - willing and competent one. We’ll see, whether empty positions would be filled or not.
True, but that’s because Linux is kind of in a bind due to this war, but Linux probably benefits more from aligning with the western powers rather than fight for a handful of maintainers. Not that Linus would fight for Russian maintainers.
Partially agree: money by itself do not maintain Linux. You need a man - willing and competent one.
We’ll see, whether empty positions would be filled or not.