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I fucking hate goldman sachs. Note because of politics. Not because of any financial action they've done. Because they hired that despicable fuck Ulrich Drepp

I fucking hate goldman sachs. Note because of politics. Not because of any financial action they've done. Because they hired that despicable fuck Ulrich Drepper. Seriously, the amount of nice, young people who were forever turned away from GNU/open source with a bad taste in their mouths because of that scumbag dipshit. I don't care if he was right % percentage of the time. The point of a project is to welcome users, and if you can't do that, why the fuck are you maintaining it? I mean fuck, how many projects switched their libc implementation because of that fuck? Fuck. Fuck that guy. The worst part? I didn't even get something rejected by him. I've just read enough of the communications with that guy to have his name seared into my brain next to the part that produces bile.

timtamboy63 14y ago
Who is he, and where can I read more about why he's a despicable fuck?
- Mithrandir 14y ago
  Search "ulrich drepper arrogant" Seems he's has a bit of an attitude problem or something (or as LWN put it, "his blunt manner".) http://lwn.net/Articles/333755/ http://lwn.net/Articles/333755/ Edit: Here's an example (http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/78ufa/ http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/78ufa/) I'm surprised how many people hate him, although I can understand their frustration.
- jrockway 14y ago
  Ulrich Drepper is the maintainer of glibc. He is sometimes terse and unhappy on mailing lists.
  - jsprinkles 14y ago
    Former maintainer of glibc. There was a vote in March which effectively removed him from power.
fizx 14y ago
You sound like a considerate, thoughtful person as well.
jsprinkles 14y ago
Based on your comment, I'd say you're letting him win. Doesn't the world have enough issues without jumping on the "fuck Ulrich Drepper" bandwagon? Keep a mental note that you'd rather avoid him in your career and personal life, then move on. You're heading for an ulcer.
- jrockway 14y ago
  People like to name-drop to show that they're "in" a certain community. If you know and hate Ulrich Drepper, you're cool, because you hang out in the glibc community. Even better if you know where he works, that means you probably know him in real life, tripling your coolness. Of course, when explained, it doesn't quite sound as cool... but I assure, the OP is very cool indeed...
freditup 14y ago
Everytime I get a glimpse deep into the programming world, I get more scared. I thought this was good ole computer science/programming, built on logic and math not politics. Anyway, it's hard to judge a guy's character from what he writes. Terseness and bluntness in my opinion seems rude, but sometimes is all a guy has left. An exhausted man doesn't want to waste characters typing out frivolities. As far as Drepper, I have no idea what he's like. I think he should act with respect towards others. He has written substantial things to help others out though: http://lwn.net/Articles/250967/ http://lwn.net/Articles/250967/
zem 14y ago
Tennyson once defended Thomas Carlyle and Jane Welsh's notoriously tempestuous marriage by noting that "By any other arrangement, four people would have been unhappy instead of two".
- crumblan 14y ago
  Wow, iceburns have gotten much warmer over the years.

timtamboy63 14y ago

Who is he, and where can I read more about why he's a despicable fuck?

Mithrandir 14y ago
Search "ulrich drepper arrogant" Seems he's has a bit of an attitude problem or something (or as LWN put it, "his blunt manner".) http://lwn.net/Articles/333755/ http://lwn.net/Articles/333755/ Edit: Here's an example (http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/78ufa/ http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/78ufa/) I'm surprised how many people hate him, although I can understand their frustration.
jrockway 14y ago
Ulrich Drepper is the maintainer of glibc. He is sometimes terse and unhappy on mailing lists.
- jsprinkles 14y ago
  Former maintainer of glibc. There was a vote in March which effectively removed him from power.

fizx 14y ago

You sound like a considerate, thoughtful person as well.

jsprinkles 14y ago

Based on your comment, I'd say you're letting him win. Doesn't the world have enough issues without jumping on the "fuck Ulrich Drepper" bandwagon? Keep a mental note that you'd rather avoid him in your career and personal life, then move on. You're heading for an ulcer.

jrockway 14y ago
People like to name-drop to show that they're "in" a certain community. If you know and hate Ulrich Drepper, you're cool, because you hang out in the glibc community. Even better if you know where he works, that means you probably know him in real life, tripling your coolness. Of course, when explained, it doesn't quite sound as cool... but I assure, the OP is very cool indeed...

freditup 14y ago

Everytime I get a glimpse deep into the programming world, I get more scared. I thought this was good ole computer science/programming, built on logic and math not politics. Anyway, it's hard to judge a guy's character from what he writes. Terseness and bluntness in my opinion seems rude, but sometimes is all a guy has left. An exhausted man doesn't want to waste characters typing out frivolities. As far as Drepper, I have no idea what he's like. I think he should act with respect towards others. He has written substantial things to help others out though: http://lwn.net/Articles/250967/ http://lwn.net/Articles/250967/

zem 14y ago

Tennyson once defended Thomas Carlyle and Jane Welsh's notoriously tempestuous marriage by noting that "By any other arrangement, four people would have been unhappy instead of two".

crumblan 14y ago
Wow, iceburns have gotten much warmer over the years.