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Here is the thread that likely sparked his resignation (if this is a resignation), and more specifically Linus’ response to Hellwig’s earlier comments regarding
by wronex 2y ago
Here is the thread that likely sparked his resignation (if this is a resignation), and more specifically Linus’ response to Hellwig’s earlier comments regarding rust and the Linux kernel.
https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/CAHk-=wgLbz1Bm8QhmJ4dJGSmTuV5w_R0Gwvg5kHrYr4Ko9dUHQ@mail.gmail.com/ https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/CAHk-=wgLbz1Bm8QhmJ4d...
(Edit to include the correct name)
- rokob 2y agoLinus seems unusually reasonable and kind in that response.
- flykespice 2y agoIt seems his leave of absence has given fruits. Old linus would have ticked off for even less, along with name calling and personal attacks.
- theiebrjfb 2y ago[flagged]
- nxobject 2y agoI agree – I'll need to look this up myself, but I'd love to know what his self-reflection on his annoyance involved: I admit that I still need to do the same to learn restraint during disagreements with new collaborators, that I haven't had the experience to feel trust with yet. My anger's stopped me from productively working in informal standardization efforts within my org.
- throw7 2y agoThe only person to get to have it both ways it seems is Linus. In the past he's railed against c++ and it would be cold day in hell to see c++ code in linux. To be fair, it's his tree. On the other hand, I am a little worried that Linus has been hypocritical in the past few years, but most of us get soft as we age I guess.
- Filligree 2y agoLinus seems to genuinely believe that Rust is superior to C++. Having used both, I agree.
- steveklabnik 2y agoWhat is both ways about it here? The argument against C++ was never about a multi-language codebase being unacceptable.