Greg Kroah-Hartman, who oversees the stable branch of the Linux kernel, made a change to the list of subsystem maintainers for the Linux kernel, resulting in the removal of 11 contributors, presumably working for Russian companies. The reason for removal mentioned was only 'various compliance requirements.' It was also noted that developers could be reinstated in the list of maintainers upon providing certain documentation.
Geert Uytterhoeven, maintainer of the Linux port for the m68k architecture, stated that the wording is too vague and since the kernel is an open project, it would be good to clarify what is meant by 'various compliance requirements' and what specific documentation needs to be provided for reinstatement. He also expressed concern that such removal without outlining the rules opens the door for further abuses. The question remains unanswered.
The following maintainers have been removed:
- Abylay Ospan , drivers for DVB systems NETUP PCI, HELENE, ASCOT2E, HORUS3A, LNBH25 and CXD2841ER
- Alexander Shiyan , port for ARM/CIRRUS LOGIC CLPS711X
- Dmitry Kozlov , drivers for PPTP and GRE DEMULTIPLEXER
- Dmitry Rokosov , driver for EMSENSING MICROSYSTEMS MSA311
- Evgeniy Dushistov , filesystem UFS
- Ivan Kokshaysky , port for Alpha architecture
- Nikita Travkin , driver for ACER ASPIRE 1 controller
- Serge Semin , platform BAIKAL-T1, basic drivers for MIPS systems, drivers for BAIKAL-T1 PVT, DESIGNWARE EDMA CORE IP, LIBATA SATA AHCI SYNOPSYS DWC CONTROLLER, NTB IDT, SYNOPSYS DESIGNWARE APB GPIO, SYNOPSYS DESIGNWARE APB SSI
- Sergey Kozlov , drivers for DVB systems NETUP PCI, ASCOT2E, HORUS3A, LNBH25 and CXD2841ER
- Sergey Shtylyov , drivers for LIBATA PATA, RENESAS R-CAR SATA, RENESAS SUPERH ETHERNET and RENESAS ETHERNET AVB
- Vladimir Georgiev , driver for MICROCHIP POLARFIRE FPGA
Source: opennet.ru
