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Not yet. There were some hot headed debates during the height of #metoo about his communication style including calls for him to change his ways or stand down. Linus choose to change his ways and change the code of conflict to the code of conduct. https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/lin...


So the founder of Linux wasn't banished. Got it.


Not yet, although the golden question is what will happen to Linux, once all key people are no longer around.

Most likely I will even be gone first, but still like most companies, it won't survive a couple of generation changes at the commanding wheel.


He's always had that super-aggressive, rude style in discussions. Linus is not a fairy, but he is super smart.




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