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Strongly held beliefs, supported by well-reasoned arguments, are a positive signal for every project leadership. It shows that they care deeply and have a consi
by MrBuddyCasino 8y ago
Strongly 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.