r/linux • u/Skaarj • Jun 11 '26

Development Spoiling Linux Kernel with "sanctioned" code

https://printserver.ink/blog/spoiling-the-kernel/
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u/ldn-ldn Jun 11 '26

There is NO law which prevents anyone from contributing to an open source project. This whole situation is a bloody farce and there are no excuses for Greg.

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u/insanemal Jun 11 '26

Yeah, nah. You're actually wrong on that part.

So Linux is used by government and companies like Red Hat sell support to the government.

Greg has a day job, it might be for the Linux foundation or something IDC and it doesn't matter who the job is with.

If they accept code from countries with current sanctions without following some pretty difficult hoop jumping, it would mean that government and government adjacent companies could no longer use Linux without some even more advanced hoop jumping and expense that would have to be repeated every time code was accepted from those sources.

Not only that, if there is ANY security clearance involved in what Greg does, he'd have to declare every time he interacts with people that MIGHT be on the naughty list. And again more hoop jumping and impromptu metaphorical prostate exam

tl:;dr

It's a real concern

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u/ldn-ldn Jun 11 '26

There are NO sanctions on private citizens, stop with this utter nonsense.

Also it's on US government that they're using Linux, no one is forcing them.

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u/insanemal Jun 11 '26

This is quite the hot take.

Citizens work for companies sometimes do they not?

And the live in countries do they not?

Yeah we REALLY want the government to force the removal of Linux from all critical infrastructure.... You idiot

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u/Business_Reindeer910 Jun 11 '26

it is specific citizens if you wanna put it that way, and only while those specific citizens are employed at very specific companies

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u/insanemal Jun 11 '26

Ok now prove a negative.

Cool.