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> This is more like the time I got out of kernel development for a while because I needed to write a little tool called "git". I need to take a break to get hel
by protomikron 8y ago
> This is more like the time I got out of kernel development for a while because I needed to write a little tool called "git". I need to take a break to get help on how to behave differently and fix some issues in my tooling and workflow.
Oh nice, so he's going to write another ground-breaking piece of software that will change how we do software. :)
Kidding aside, I think his comment is well-thought and I wish him all the best. Btw. I don't think his (sometimes heavily criticized) way of communication is that bad, it's more a clash of different kinds of culture - he is Finnish and used to a very direct way of communication and confrontation (which can be good and bad). That doesn't excuse some of his (admittedly uncalled for) rants, but I don't think he wants to sound as harsh as he often comes across ...
- smsm42 8y agoThe git thing is what I admire about Linus... He saw that existing version control tools don't do what he wanted, so he just sat down and wrote the best (ok, one of the best :) version control tool on the market, from scratch. Just like that. OK, I know I'm simplifying, but still. If he does something like that again, I'll start to think maybe he was sent to us from the future to help us.