就在最近, Linux 发生了一些秘密的耻辱性更改. 第二大维护者 Greg Kroah-Hartman 于 2024 年 10 月 18 日发布 commit 9d20ace6fa40, 称为了合规性要求从贡献者名单中移除了一些人:

Remove some entries due to various compliance requirements. They can come back in the future if sufficient documentation is provided.

这些被除名的开发者有一个惊人的共同点: 他们大多与俄罗斯有关. 并且他们的贡献并没有被移除. 这大概是因为俄乌战争后对俄罗斯的制裁. 面对关于操作透明度的质疑, Linus Torvalds 对此的回复更是具有浓浓的火药味:

Ok, lots of Russian trolls out and about.

It’s entirely clear why the change was done, it’s not getting
reverted, and using multiple random anonymous accounts to try to
“grass root” it by Russian troll factories isn’t going to change
anything.
And FYI for the actual innocent bystanders who aren’t troll farm
accounts - the “various compliance requirements” are not just a US
thing.

If you haven’t heard of Russian sanctions yet, you should try to read
the news some day. And by “news”, I don’t mean Russian
state-sponsored spam.

As to sending me a revert patch - please use whatever mush you call
brains. I’m Finnish. Did you think I’d be supporting Russian
aggression? Apparently it’s not just lack of real news, it’s lack of
history knowledge too

为了开发者被除名而声援的网友, 竟被称为钓鱼的水军. 开源无国界显然成了一个笑话. Linus Torvalds 与 Greg Kroah-Hartman 不仅打破了这个共识, 还无耻地将他们的贡献保留在源码中. 下次基金会抱怨缺少维护者时, 请考虑到你的贡献随时可能被除名. 与其浪费时间在这上面, 不如去做生活中更重要的事情吧!

综上, 我们认为 Linux 已不再是真正的自由软件. 既然任何人都可能被剥夺曾经贡献的证明, 那么它已经失去了被贡献的意义.