Linux developers have excluded Russian specialists from the list of those responsible for the development of its components

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08:54; 24 October 2024 year
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The Linux developer has made a change to the maintainers of the Linux operating system kernel subsystems (responsible for evaluating changes in the open source project), excluding all specialists from Russia. This is reported by «Kommersant»/a>.

In total, 11 employees of companies and developers whose e-mail addresses are registered on the .ru domain lost access to the project at a high level. Among them were employees of AberDevices, OS developers &Aurora» - «Open Mobile Platforms », developers of NetUP and Metrotek. The reason for the closure of access was explained by the requirements of the legislation.

Companies whose specialists were excluded from the maintainers said they were waiting for explanations from their Western colleagues, since the precedent set contradicts the previously declared principles of openness.