Greg Kroah-Hartman, responsible for maintaining the stable branch of the Linux kernel, made a change to the list of maintainers of the Linux kernel subsystems, resulting in the removal of 11 maintainers, presumably working for Russian companies. The reason for the removal was mentioned only as 'various compliance requirements'. It was also noted that developers could be reinstated in the list of maintainers upon submission of certain documentation.
Geert Uytterhoeven, the maintainer of the Linux port for the m68k architecture, pointed out 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 for now.
The following maintainers have been removed:
- Abylay Ospan , drivers for NETUP PCI DVB systems, 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 , UFS filesystem
- Ivan Kokshaysky , port for Alpha architecture
- Nikita Travkin , driver for ACER ASPIRE 1 controller
- Serge Semin , BAIKAL-T1 platform, 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 NETUP PCI DVB systems, 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
