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> "Mauro, your response is completely unbecoming for a Linux kernel maintainer, and is not in line with the promise of not breaking userspace." This is just PC
by apantel 3y ago
> "Mauro, your response is completely unbecoming for a Linux kernel maintainer, and is not in line with the promise of not breaking userspace."
This is just PC corporate speak. Linus is an actual human being who says what he really means.
- supriyo-biswas 3y agoI'm assuming the apology[1] from Linus must have come off on complaints raised to the HR department of companies with active contributions to the Linux kernel. Because this was Linus, this went over relatively smoothly for him, but for another person, this may not have been the case. There is also no telling if the person is interacting in good faith and just doesn't know, in which case the aggression is a bit rude. You can tell people to fuck off without saying that explicitly, and it also allows you to save face in case the situation isn't what you expected it to be. [1] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/09/linus-torvalds-apologizes-for-years-of-being-a-jerk-takes-time-off-to-learn-empathy/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/09/linus-torvalds-apolo...
- account42 3y agoNo the apology is just Linus prioritizing the relationship with his daughter over being a slightly more effective maintainer.
- account42 3y agoAgreed. This is the real power of corporate newspeak - eventually ordinary people will see it as the normal way to communicate and go along with the clownshow without even being beholden to any HR department.