Linux kernel technical advisory board asks if any maintainers need coronavirus relief

Linus Torvalds has announced version 5.7rc1 of the Linux kernel, and a shout-out from the Linux kernel technical advisory board in case any maintainers have hit coronavirus-related complications.

Torvalds’ announcement of the new test released ended as follows: I did have a request from the kernel technical advisory board (aka TAB) to mention that if anyone’s had (or is predicting) disruptions to their kernel work from COVID-19 that they’d like help solving (finding backup maintainers, etc), the kernel TAB has offered to help however they can.

There’s no immediately obvious evidence that kernel development or maintenance has been impacted by the virus pandemic. Indeed, Torvalds suggested that 5.7rc1 may be in decent shape thanks to the COVID-19 bio-nasty.

[Source: The Register]

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