Why didn't Linux Foundation chief Zemlin pull Torvalds into line? | Linux Today

Why didn’t Linux Foundation chief Zemlin pull Torvalds into line?

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Sam Varghese
Sep 26, 2018

When you are the employer of any individual, even the king of Bahrain, there are certain regulations that you expect to be observed. For years, Jim Zemlin has built up an empire based on Linux creator Linus Torvalds, without once bothering about the way his employee behaved.

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Sam Varghese

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