After taking some time out from the Linux community to
After taking some time out from the Linux community to “ change some of [his] behavior „, Linux Torvalds is back. In a post to the Linux Kernel Mailing List announcing the release of Linux kernel 4.19, Greg Kroah-Hartman — his temporary replacement — handed back the reins.
After writing about the changes to be found in the latest release, Kroah-Hartman signed off by saying: „Linus, I’m handing the kernel tree back to you. You can have the joy of dealing with the merge window:)“.
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It is now just over a month since Torvalds issued an apology for his behavior and „flippant attacks“. He promised to get some help to allow him to „understand people’s emotions and respond appropriately“, and while he did so he ducked out of the limelight. In his absence, the Linux community adopted a new code of conduct and now Torvalds will be expected to abide by it too — although he is yet to say anything publicly since control was handed back to him.
In his kernel release announcement, Kroah-Hartman says:
He also makes something of a reference to the need for reasonable behavior between all of those working in the community:
He acknowledges the recent difficulties, adding:
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