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> And Drew DeVault is kind of an asshole This sentence was totally uncalled for.

• packetlost 7y ago
  His software is fantastic and he's an exceptional engineer. But I also personally know people that were turned off of Sourcehut because of the way he interacts with the community in some cases. When your project is a one man (now two) show, that kind of thing matters a lot.
  • carapace 7y ago
    C'mon with this gossipy rumor-mongering. Here, let me fix that for you: "And I think Drew DeVault is kind of an asshole."
    • xeromal 7y ago
      Calling someone an asshole is inherently opinionated. No need to add "think" to the sentence. lol
      • carapace 7y ago
        I disagree, but I don't have time to elaborate this morning. FWIW: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Semantics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Semantics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-prime https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-prime Cheers.
  • znpy 7y ago
    I don't know. On one hand, I agree that people being less-than-super-kind might be off putting, on the other hand I'm kinda tired about this age's push to always be super condescending about pretty much anything. Some people have a tough/tough personality, get over it.
  • joecool1029 7y ago
    >His software is fantastic and he's an exceptional engineer. At the end of the day that's all that really matters. Look at Linus's many rants. People who get mad at him usually tried to assert their <insert special status here> as a reason for why their code/ideas get rejected. Reality is, most of the code just isn't up to quality standards and maintainers don't have the time to hold your hand and explain why it isn't. >But I also personally know people that were turned off of Sourcehut because of the way he interacts with the community in some cases. He made someone mad in one of my channels because he cracked a 10+ year old IRC joke and that person didn't get it. So now of course they are going to boycott everything he does and smear him as a misogynist. > When your project is a one man (now two) show, that kind of thing matters a lot. No, this means you can tell people to pound sand and not have to deal with HR and politics. It's the exact opposite of what you think. We have real problems in the world, like bigger than a bad joke or a rejection letter. We should absolutely shame/ridicule businesses that have revenue models but then choose to open these shady channels on the side (like this telemetry). We should be suspect of VC firms that take <insert brutal regime here>'s money.
    • notus 7y ago
      None of these statements are what I'd expect from a company. A product is more than the engineering that goes into it, so good engineer or not, if they suck at the rest of it then it doesn't matter. Linus is an exception to the rule, not the rule and lol at comparing people to him. Maybe stop making misogynistic jokes? Doesn't matter how old they are, not even sure why the age of the joke is relevant. Lastly, telling people to pound sand has to be one of the worst business strategies I've heard of.