Linux and Main: Marcelo Tosatti, Linux-2.4 Kernel Maintainer, Deported by U.S. | Linux Today

Linux and Main: Marcelo Tosatti, Linux-2.4 Kernel Maintainer, Deported by U.S.

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 16, 2002

“The Brazilian wunderkind entrusted with maintaining the
Linux-2.4 kernel has been deported by the United States due to a
visa problem.

“‘Yes its true,’ Marcelo Tosatti told Linux and Main in an email
message Monday night. ‘I have been deported from USA because I had
a tourist visa, and I was going for business (which requires a b2
visa)…'”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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