Latest Intel Engineering Layoffs Lead to an Intel Linux Driver Being Orphaned

10 months ago

Intel's latest layoffs are significantly impacting their software engineering, particularly Linux/open-source projects.
Jithu Joseph, a long-time Intel Linux kernel developer, is leaving, leading to the 'orphaning' of the Intel WMI Slim Bootloader firmware update driver.
The In-Field Scan (IFS) driver for Intel Xeon processors will continue to be maintained by another Intel engineer.
The Slim Bootloader (SBL) is an open-source Intel project for modern x86 platforms, now at risk due to lack of maintainers.
Other Intel Linux engineering departures are also noted, with more details to follow.

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