Female dev asks Torvalds to curb list abuse | Linux Today

Female dev asks Torvalds to curb list abuse

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Sam Varghese
Jul 15, 2013

A female kernel developer has told Linux creator Linus Torvalds that he should stop abusing and cursing developers on the main kernel mailing list, advising him to “keep it professional on the mailing lists”.

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Sam Varghese

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