Git describe miscounted distance when commit dates were skewed
Linus Torvalds fixed ordering so the reported distance matches real history instead of lying timestamps.
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Kernel scripts/ set to shed its last Perl utilities
An RFC finishes converting all seventeen tools there to Python 3, stdlib only.
By kexecLinux perf drops embedded Python for standalone scripts
Ian Rogers's 49-patch series finishes moving perf analysis scripts onto a C extension module, cutting overhead and build complexity.
By kexecPython debates PEP 842 module exports and public API boundaries
A proposed __export__ list would warn on access to non-public names, but reviewers want clearer ergonomics, internal-use rules, and stronger signals than warnings alone.
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