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What do you think Linux would look like today if the kernel team was friendly and outgoing and willing to put on kid gloves and help all the newcomers? What wou
by zelon88 3y ago
What do you think Linux would look like today if the kernel team was friendly and outgoing and willing to put on kid gloves and help all the newcomers? What would it look like if everyone's code were "good enough"?
What would enterprise look like if Linus was polite and held everybody's hand who wanted to push code into the kernel? Would Linux be as far along as it is? Would it be the same quality?
- 0xbadcafebee 3y agoI can't tell if this is sarcasm or not. HN is a hellscape of insane nerds on the spectrum with no EQ. Do you actually think rudeness directly correlates to code quality? Like, the more of a dick you are, the better your code gets? What kind of sadistic computer science class were you subjected to? Did you watch the movie "whiplash" and take it as a truism?
- withinboredom 3y agoI can't tell if this is sarcasm or not. Apparently, personal attacks work just fine to keep commenters from replying. But I'm here anyway.
- mahogany 3y ago> What would enterprise look like if Linus was polite and held everybody's hand who wanted to push code into the kernel? Politeness and hand-holding are not the same thing. You can be direct and reject patches while also being polite. > What would it look like if everyone's code were "good enough"? Nobody is suggesting this...