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> "some Russian-sounding names are banned, but we still have to demonstrate there is a due process". That's not true! There are still many Russian maintainers
by afr0ck 2y ago
> "some Russian-sounding names are banned, but we still have to demonstrate there is a due process".
That's not true! There are still many Russian maintainers in the kernel, but they are not based in Russia. They only banned individuals, based in Russia, who are employed by sanctioned companies.
- yeputons 2y agoAs a neighboring comment mentioned, at least one banned individual seems to be based in the US is employed by Amazon, as per their LinkedIn, including some old posts: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41933300 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41933300 They just happened to still use their older .ru email in the MAINTAINERS file.
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- neoromantique 2y agoThen he should send that info and he will be reinstated :shrug: