There's a difference between Linus and this situation. Linus noted he would work on being better at the same time the project adopted a code of conduct. If I re

There's a difference between Linus and this situation. Linus noted he would work on being better at the same time the project adopted a code of conduct. If I read it right, in this case someone was banned for a year for an unknown reason. To relate it to government, it would be like someone being put in jail for a year without linking it to a violation of a specific law. For some it appears this is the problem.