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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