The rejection of the patches came after Baikal Electronics offered a number of fixes for the STMMAC network driver. It is designed for Synopsys Ethernet controllers used in the solutions of the Russian company.

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The refusal was justified by the organization being “uncomfortable” to accept regulations from a Russian company.

We are not comfortable accepting corrections from your organization or its equipment. Please suspend your online activity until further notice,
– the developers replied in a letter to the Russian company.

• linux It is open source software. The development process is managed by the Linux Foundation organization – it coordinates and financially supports the work on the project. Anyone can submit correction suggestions, but not all changes will be accepted. Developers evaluate the received patch and decide whether it should be applied. Therefore, it is actually a collective development of programmers from all over the world.
• “Baikal Electronics” – a Russian company engaged in the design and development of microcircuits. It produces processors with the same name, especially for computers and mobile devices, motherboards and software. Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, it collaborated with global partners such as TSMC, which produced chips in its factories. However, after that, Taiwanese factories refused to cooperate further with the Rashists. “Baikal” technologies are generations behind modern solutions of leading companies.