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Late Night Linux – Episode 306

2024/11/5
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Drive: Linux 内核移除俄罗斯维护者事件处理不当，缺乏透明度和沟通。事件的处理方式引发争议，移除维护者后未及时解释原因，直到出现强烈反弹才逐渐披露真相。这种做法对于全球最大的开源项目来说，显得非常奇怪。 Will: Linux 基金会缺乏透明度和沟通，其多方参与的性质导致难以形成统一的声音。Linux 基金会未能有效履行其在法律和沟通方面的职责，在处理此类事件时显得混乱无序。虽然优先考虑合规性是合理的，但沟通方式糟糕，缺乏协调的回应，使得Linux基金会看起来缺乏组织性和效率。

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The Linux kernel's removal of Russian maintainers due to sanctions and the subsequent lack of communication sparked controversy. The situation highlighted the disorganized nature of the Linux Foundation and its handling of legal and political issues.
  • Russian maintainers were removed due to U.S. government sanctions.
  • Lack of transparency and communication from the Linux Foundation.
  • The Linux Foundation's role and effectiveness in managing such issues were questioned.

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Linux removes Russian maintainers and bungles the explanation, Flutter is forked due to Google’s “labor shortage”, the OSI finally defines open source AI (and we don’t take it very seriously), Hollywood uses loads of FOSS, an easy way to help out Home Assistant, and Thunderbird for Android arrives.

 

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Some Clarity On The Linux Kernel’s “Compliance Requirements” Around Russian Sanctions)

Removal of Russian coders spurs debate about Linux kernel’s politics)

We’re forking Flutter. This is why.)

The Open Source Initiative Announces the Release of the Industry’s First Open Source AI Definition)

Open-source AI must reveal its training data, per new OSI definition)

New ‘Open Source AI Definition’ Criticized for Not Opening Training Data)

An awful lot of FOSS should thank the Academy)

Help us make voice better in under a minute – Home Assistant)

Thunderbird for Android 8.0 Takes Flight)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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