It thrives, but with a subset of the people it could have. I'm reminded of both the low proportion of women (commits on the Linux kernel are 94-96% men) and ker

It thrives, but with a subset of the people it could have. I'm reminded of both the low proportion of women (commits on the Linux kernel are 94-96% men) and kernel developer's like Sarah Sharpe citing the toxic culture for leaving. Sarah Sharpe's explanation for leaving: http://sage.thesharps.us/2015/10/05/closing-a-door/ http://sage.thesharps.us/2015/10/05/closing-a-door/ Gender analysis of Linux kernel technical contributions: https://blog.bitergia.com/2016/10/11/gender-diversity-analysis-of-the-linux-kernel-technical-contributions/ https://blog.bitergia.com/2016/10/11/gender-diversity-analys... It's so unfortunate that he continues to be so abusive, inspiring a toxic culture with it, and that he has been completely unwilling to change. This community could have so many more bright minds than it does.