Some Intel Linux Driver Maintainers Have Left The Company

They seem more concerned with their bonuses and stock buybacks. In August Intel announced that they'd be laying off 15k workers to "save" $10 billion US. They're also cutting back on R&D for the same reason. I guess the MBAs decided that losing customers by hamstringing Linux users is an acceptable loss. Not like folks won't forget about this six months from now, anyway...

Sauce: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/1/24210656/intel-is-laying-off-over-10000-employees-and-will-cut-10-billion-in-costs