--- title: "Linux Finally Ends AppleTalk Protocol Support" url: https://daily.dev/posts/linux-finally-ends-appletalk-protocol-support-bv4ee8n5m source_url: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Drops-AppleTalk type: article source: "Phoronix" published: 2026-06-17T09:42:52.973Z updated: 2026-06-17T09:43:10.744Z tags: ["open-source", "linux", "networking"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 1 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Linux Finally Ends AppleTalk Protocol Support **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Linux kernel is removing AppleTalk protocol support in Linux 7.2, eliminating nearly 4,000 lines of code. AppleTalk has been obsolete since Apple dropped it in macOS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) in 2009. The removal was triggered by a recent flood of AI-generated patches for the protocol on the kernel mailing lists, which nobody was reviewing — making it a maintenance burden. The code will be preserved at a GitHub repository for anyone interested. This follows a broader cleanup trend in Linux 7.1, which also removed ARCnet, ISDN, ham radio, and other legacy networking drivers, all similarly prompted by AI-generated patch spam. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Linux To Drop ARCnet Support For Old ISA & PCMCIA Hardware](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-to-drop-arcnet-support-for-old-isa-pcmcia-hardware-jjrear1mw) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#networking](https://daily.dev/tags/networking) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-finally-ends-appletalk-protocol-support-bv4ee8n5m)