OpenMandriva Linux said it was hit by an attempted internal sabotage after a contributor dispute led to deleted GitHub repositories and an empty package that could have harmed users. The project is restoring affected assets and auditing systems while former contributor Davide Beatrici denied malicious intent, though he admitted deleting GNOME and Cosmic repositories and related packages. #OpenMandrivaLinux #DavideBeatrici #Mumble #GNOME #Cosmic
Keypoints
- OpenMandriva reported an attempted internal sabotage after a dispute among contributors.
- The destructive actions included deleting GitHub repositories and pushing an empty package.
- The empty package could have obsoleted GNOME and Cosmic desktop packages.
- The project is restoring deleted data and auditing systems for unauthorized changes.
- Davide Beatrici denied sabotage intent but confirmed deleting repositories and related packages.