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At least for me it's really fun reading Linus rant; but I wonder what his unkind ways mean for contributors to Linux. I guess it's important to maintain a stro
by cprecioso 8y ago
At least for me it's really fun reading Linus rant; but I wonder what his unkind ways mean for contributors to Linux.
I guess it's important to maintain a strong grip on the product when there are so many people touching the code, each one with different interests. But this kinds of attacks on (sometimes clueless) random would-be contributors just leaves me with a bad taste. And a community which is lead by someone who does this will only replicate that behavior.
I know I will probably never try and contribute anything to the kernel because of this toxicity; how many more people have taken this decision?
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- MrBuddyCasino 8y agoStrongly held beliefs, supported by well-reasoned arguments, are a positive signal for every project leadership. It shows that they care deeply and have a consistent vision about the direction. I'll take a passionate, driven and unfiltered position over pleasant mediocrity any day of the week. Great projects (Python, Linux, OpenBSD, Apple) don't just have an idea what they want to be, but also what not to be. If you have no idea what not to be, you become C++ / Scala / Microsoft. Strong tribes win.
- bb88 8y agoAt different phases of a project, you need different styles of leadership. While I think that was very funny at the time, 11 years later, I think with the maturing of linux, a very different style of leadership is needed than the brashness that won him fans over Microsoft over a decade ago.
- majewsky 8y agoHow would a different type of leader improve the state of the Linux kernel? Honest question, I'm not that much into kernel development, just a happy consumer of their work.
- cprecioso 8y agoI think it's great that they are focused and clear, but I'm specifically talking about hostility to random people.