A kinder, gentler Linus Torvalds and Linux 4.20 | Linux Today

A kinder, gentler Linus Torvalds and Linux 4.20

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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Nov 7, 2018

After apologizing for his behavior in the Linux developer community last September, Linus Torvalds came back to Linux in October. And now, in November, with the first release candidate of the 4.20 Linux kernel out, it’s time to look at what’s what with Torvalds and the controversial Linux Code of Conduct (CoC).

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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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