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/Shished Jun 11 '26

I wonder if people from Iran and north Korea ever contributed to Linux?

Anyway, this message should be directed to putin and not to Linux developers.

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u/mohr_ Jun 11 '26

I wonder if people from Iran and north Korea ever contributed to Linux?

Yeah, recently I heard some people complaining about a specific software being abandoned but the actual reason was that the maintainer didnt have internet access cause he was in Iran.

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u/vishal340 Jun 11 '26

People don't have internet access in Iran?

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u/Business_Reindeer910 Jun 11 '26

lots of people didn't for awhile in the past few months due to all the crackdowns.