The other huge news here, both for Linux and for numerous other communities trying to make similar changes:
The most recent commit, right before the release, deletes Linux's "Code of Conflict" and replaces it with a real Code of Conduct, the Contributor Covenant.
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/lin...
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/code-of-condu...
Quoting the commit message:
> Explicit guidelines have demonstrated success in other projects and other areas of the kernel.
> Here is a Code of Conduct statement for the wider kernel. It is based on the Contributor Covenant as described at www.contributor-covenant.org
> From this point forward, we should abide by these rules in order to help make the kernel community a welcoming environment to participate in.
Something worth emphasizing here: adopting a code of conduct, and choosing to be welcoming and inclusive, does not mean a project and its developers avoid disagreement, or avoid feeling passionate about their work, or avoid discussing and fixing issues. It just means not letting things turn heated or hateful, and treating people well.
The most recent commit, right before the release, deletes Linux's "Code of Conflict" and replaces it with a real Code of Conduct, the Contributor Covenant.
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/lin...
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/code-of-condu...
Quoting the commit message:
> Explicit guidelines have demonstrated success in other projects and other areas of the kernel.
> Here is a Code of Conduct statement for the wider kernel. It is based on the Contributor Covenant as described at www.contributor-covenant.org
> From this point forward, we should abide by these rules in order to help make the kernel community a welcoming environment to participate in.
Something worth emphasizing here: adopting a code of conduct, and choosing to be welcoming and inclusive, does not mean a project and its developers avoid disagreement, or avoid feeling passionate about their work, or avoid discussing and fixing issues. It just means not letting things turn heated or hateful, and treating people well.