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Another question is would Linux become what it's become if everyone would really have just forked it?
by iliaznk 8y ago
Another question is would Linux become what it's become if everyone would really have just forked it?
- Brian_K_White 8y agoAnother question is would Linux become what it's become if only nice polite guys were allowed to code it?
- iliaznk 8y agoThat's irrelevant, nobody's talking about allowing or not allowing to participate, but accepting help while insulting the helpers, seems disgusting to me and I really find it weird that some people readily accept that while demanding respect and politeness in other situations. Double standards – that's what it is.
- Grollicus 8y agoI don't see him here "insulting the helpers". He's saying the argument for this change is bad, he's saying a bunch of things in the C standard are bad, but there's nothing personal there.
- ianbooker 8y agoThen you do not understand the whole point of asking this question. Its speculative whether the counterfactual "Linus is nice to everyone"-Kernel would be better or worse. Both options are possible. Like everywhere in capitalism, just being nice and doing the right thing must not always select you as a winner...
- signa11 8y ago> ... if everyone would really have just forked it? well, if you can keep pace with it, why not ?