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USB4 Maintainer Leaves Intel
One of the primary Intel developers (https://www.phoronix.com/news/USB4-Thunderbolt-Maintainer) charged with maintaining the USB4 and Thunderbolt drivers has moved on from his position at Intel, which does not bode well for Linux, because this is not the first Linux developer to leave the company.
Intel has faced dramatic staff reductions. Back in July, the company cut 15 percent of its staff (https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/24/tech/intel-layoffs-15-percent-q2-earnings), which was (according to EO Lip-Bu Tan) done to help Intel's profitability. Intel has already lost developers in graphics and networking.
This is coming on the heels of enhanced support for USB4 having been added to kernel 6.15. For those in the data sector, the loss of yet another Linux developer at Intel could have a devastating effect, because USB4 and Thunderbolt make working with high-speed peripherals much easier in Linux.
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