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Unmasking FOSS contributors and extending the reach of control over a critical software like Linux, for their own good and possibly the detriment of those they
by lizardactivist 4y ago
Unmasking FOSS contributors and extending the reach of control over a critical software like Linux, for their own good and possibly the detriment of those they whimsically decide are enemies.
This is terrible news, and yet another wake-up call to how FOSS, its integrity, and our access to it must be safeguarded.
- phendrenad2 4y agoHow many people anonymously contribute to the kernel? Or any other core infrastructure, for that matter? I think that those days are long behind us. FOSS is mostly just a commons between corporations now.
- sam_bristow 4y agoThe Kernel doesn't accept _anonymous_ contributions for legal reasons. I'm sure there are a handful of pseudonymous contributors but, as you said, there aren't likely to be many.