To quote some accusations against the maintainer from that thread: > And some folks wonder why "nerds" and "geeks" are seen as socially inapt... > If I do ker

To quote some accusations against the maintainer from that thread: > And some folks wonder why "nerds" and "geeks" are seen as socially inapt... > If I do kernel sec patches like this, I'll just get a cool URL, a funny image, and publish it as an 0day. That way, I'll get credit AND a cve. > 100% this. It has all the symptoms of an old boy's club, combined with smugness of socially inept nerds. It would have cost the maintainer basically nothing to handle this better, but the natural inclination of these types of people in their fiefdoms would never allow it. > If they leave the project, the project won't be losing a good person.