@yianiris >there has been absolute refusal to share code, let alone provide it as free.
In many cases that peripheral software is clearly a derivative work of GPLv2-only works, which means the corporate is legally required to provide the source code and installation information, alas most Linux developers don't enforce their license in benefit of freedom (seemingly many only enforce it against freedom).

>Banning devs based on national origin of their employers
Banning developers that have good intentions for completely arbitrary reasons is expected from those who selectively enforce the GPLv2-only against freedom (if you infringe it and release proprietary software, all good, but if you release free software, under the free GPLv3-or-later license they really crack down on stopping the freedom instead of assisting with relicesing to GPLv2-or-later).

>How do you feel about rust
Rust will rust Linux, just like how oxygen oxidizes iron, but for now you can just scrape the proprietary rust off (of course one of the first things rust developers did was add a proprietary software loader).

>Internalizing the use of Facebook compr.algor. in the kernel?
Adding another compression algorithm isn't a problem provided the implementation is licensed GPLv2-or-later and is not impacted by patents, even if it came from facebook.