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Christoph Hellwig steps down from maintaining DMA
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this post was submitted on 25 Feb 2025
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oh wow, no one is left from that disagreement, they both resigned.
Honestly I kind of want Linus to step down too. He's been slowly moving away for a long time already. It might be time for a new primary maintainer to step up.
I really really don't. As soon as he does, corporate vultures (such as MBA degree holders) and people who "want to change what 'open source' means" will swoop in. If we replace Linus, I hope its someone very similar to him who isn't afraid to be a hardass where it's needed and will keep the current vision of Linux alive.
Linus already has a backup. Its Greg Kroah-Hartman.