Linus Torvalds resumes command of Linux

Posted on Tuesday, October 23 2018 @ 11:01 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

A month ago, Linux founder Linus Torvalds apologized for years of unprofessional behavior and promised to take some time off to seek assistance "on how to understand people's emotions and respond appropriately." It seems his hiatus is now over as Torvalds will be meeting with the top 40 or so Linux developers at the Open Source Summit Europe meeting in Scotland:

That time is over. Torvalds is back.

Whether he'll be a kinder and gentler Torvalds remains to be seen.

In the Linux 4.19 announcement, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Linux's temporary leader and maintainer of the stable branch, wrote: "Linus, I'm handing the kernel tree back to you. You can have the joy of dealing with the merge window "

It will be interesting to see if he will have more of his famous outbursts...

Via: ZD Net

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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