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Linux 4.19-rc4 Released As Linus Temporarily Steps Away From Kernel Maintainership
Linux 4.19-rc4 is out today as the very latest weekly development test kernel for Linux 4.19. It's another fairly routine kernel update at this stage, but more shocking is that Linus Torvalds will be taking a temporary leave from kernel maintainership and Greg Kroah-Hartman will take over the rest of the Linux 4.19 cycle.
Following the recent decision to change the location of the Linux Kernel Summit after Torvalds accidentally booked his flights to the wrong dates/location, plus other discussions happening recently, Linus Torvalds is taking a temporary leave. "I am going to take time off and get some assistance on how to understand people's emotions and respond appropriately," he wrote as part of today's 4.19-rc4 announcement.
So it begins.
Also at ZDNet.
The Linux kernel has adopted a new code of conduct. The link to the code of conduct is here.
It seems Linus Torvalds is also taking a break from being the top kernel maintainer.
The short story is Linus screwing up his scheduling to the Linux maintainers conference which was entirely rescheduled around his mistake. Then he was approached by people who are concerned about his blunt (or some consider rude) comments on the kernel dev mailing list.
I, personally, will miss Linus and I hope he gets things figured out.
Linux kernel firebrand Linus Torvalds has apologized for his explosive rants, and vowed to take a break from the open-source project and seek help.
In a mailing list message on Sunday, Torvalds admitted his "flippant attacks in emails" to fellow Linux programmers and project contributors "have been both unprofessional and uncalled for. Especially at times when I made it personal ... I know now this was not OK and I am truly sorry."
"I need to change some of my behavior," he added, "and I want to apologize to the people that my personal behavior hurt and possibly drove away from kernel development entirely."
Torvalds, who created the Linux operating system kernel in 1991 and has overseen its development ever since, also promised to take a breather from the project – like the sabbatical he took to create Git – and do some self-reflection to, well, be nicer to everyone.
Elon Musk was in the news recently for blowups, as well. Should technology professionals make stress management and interpersonal skills part of their professional regimen, for their own long-term personal and professional health?
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(Score: 4, Informative) by Freeman on Monday September 17 2018, @03:02PM (5 children)
"+In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as
+contributors and maintainers pledge to making participation in our project and
+our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body
+size, disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and
+expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality,
+personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation."
Oh wait, my bad, there's three of them. Let's count them.
#1 sex characteristics
#2 gender identity and expression
#3 sexual identity and orientation
http://www.slate.com/blogs/lexicon_valley/2014/02/21/gender_facebook_now_has_56_categories_to_choose_from_including_cisgender.html [slate.com]
https://www.quora.com/Scientifically-how-many-sexes-genders-are-there [quora.com]
There are a few legitimate cases of people who's sex organs didn't develop correctly or ended up having multiple, but even with the "exceptions" it's not a new mysterious random sex, it's a blend/mix or lack of defining characteristics.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 17 2018, @05:17PM (4 children)
Therefore harassing someone over it is O.K.?
What does your comment have to do with the code of conduct? Seems to be about some bugaboo of your own.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Arik on Tuesday September 18 2018, @04:50AM (3 children)
And about that, the constantly multiplying multiply redundant calling out of groups needs to stop. I'm not in any way against you having whatever identity you're comfortable, with but if you're a dragon-born khajit at heart you should still be a person first, and then that other stuff comes later. Whether it's male or female or non-binary/apache or you picked a color as your totem or what ever, seriously, we don't need to list all that. You want a rule against harassment? Here it is:
"Thou shalt not harass thy fellow persons."
It doesn't need any lists of groups attached to it, and not only does it not need them, it positively needs them not! That's not an act of inclusion, but of division. And it's inevitable that the more groups are mentioned, the more groups will be discovered who feel left out because there was no place for them on such a long list!
Just stop. Don't harass people. For any reason.
And also, while we're on the subject, don't confuse someone telling you something you don't want to hear with harassment.
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Tuesday September 18 2018, @08:13AM (2 children)
Ah, Arik! You're so cute when you're angry! What? I can't say that? Well why the F*** not? Is it because it is TRUE? Or are you just afraid of attracting a little to much attention to your nether regions?
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Arik on Tuesday September 18 2018, @03:45PM (1 child)
Well the one thing that comes to mind is you think you're being clever by 'harassing' me with speech. If so, I have to inform you that no, I certainly don't consider that harassment.
Follow me around for 6 months posting similar messages and I'd be pretty sure you're *trying* to harass me, but I'd just have to laugh, cause you're doing it wrong.
An occasional non-sensible outburst doesn't amount to harassment, it's just a sign of dotage typically. "To harass" does have a meaning. It's a pattern of assaults aimed at intimidating the target and/or associates thereof, often at humiliating them, and often particularly at making it inconvenient for others to associate with them. I've been the target of this many times, and I've seen it many times, and claiming to be harassed because someone said something you didn't like trivializes the real experiences of the real victims of real harassment.
There's no violence in what you wrote, it's just wierd. Plus it's not straightforward to insert violence into text in this way, even if you try to. Sure, you could literally write that you're going to kick my arse, but it wouldn't be a *credible* threat. There's no way you could follow through. So that gets a yawn or a laugh.
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Wednesday September 19 2018, @12:06AM
Stop with the hate speech, Arik! You are making SN look like a libertarian hive of scum and villainy.