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: 3, Informative) by jmorris on Monday September 17 2018, @10:18PM (5 children)
No, after being driven out of the Linux Foundation with pitchforks for refusing to implement a CoC and a binary kernel module interface, go build something new. With blackjack and hookers. (o.b. Bender) Like Eich did with Brave after being tossed from Moz Corp, he went off and built a browser around the one feature Firefox can't even think about openly, built in ad blocking. Being the kept pet of Google and Yahoo! has a price ya know. Well Linux is now the kept pet of Intel, HP, Google, etc. What would a project free of those corporate influences look like? Might be interesting.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 17 2018, @11:24PM (4 children)
Something that doesn't work with your peripherals or graphics card.
(Score: 3, Informative) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday September 18 2018, @02:45AM (2 children)
So, a BSD then?
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2, Offtopic) by c0lo on Tuesday September 18 2018, @09:38AM (1 child)
Good, I was quite pulled into too many directions which Linux distro to migrate my ancientish Ubuntu 14.04.
OpenBSD it it, then
(grin)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 3, Funny) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday September 18 2018, @10:38AM
I hurd back in the 90s that the folks over at the FSF were working on their own OS. I wonder how that ever turned out.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 18 2018, @02:07PM
So, basically, the original Linux