Sarah Sharp Quits as a Linux Kernel Developer, Blames the Toxic Behavior of the Community | Linux Today

Sarah Sharp Quits as a Linux Kernel Developer, Blames the Toxic Behavior of the Community

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Marius Nestor
Oct 5, 2015

Sarah Sharp had been a longtime Linux kernel developer, the maintainer of the USB 3.0 host controller driver. She was the Linux kernel coordinator for the FOSS Outreach Program for Women (OPW), encouraging females from all over the world to get involved in the development of the Linux kernel, the core component of any GNU/Linux operating system out there.

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Marius Nestor

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