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Torvalds is known for being flamey towards kernel maintainers, but most of the time that is for good reason. Here however, he should just admit he made a mistak
by jaapz 1y ago
Torvalds is known for being flamey towards kernel maintainers, but most of the time that is for good reason. Here however, he should just admit he made a mistake instead of doubling down. Admitting your own mistakes is a mark of a great maintainer as well.
- bonzini 1y agoYeah, admitting he's wrong is certainly not his strong suit. He will do so years down the road but not in the heat of the argument.
- bastawhiz 1y agoTorvalds is exactly the sort of person I'd leave a company to be as far away from as possible. He's brilliant but absolutely insufferable whether it's deserved or not. Anyone with admin access who leans into a pissing contest after breaking the build because they upgraded their operating system just before a release rather than taking the hour to fix the mess they made is going to make you hate your job. God bless the well-mannered kernel maintainers who grind past it.
- ndesaulniers 1y agoI don't miss working on the kernel, tbf. Constant arguments.
- conradfr 1y agoMaybe that's the sign that someone has been doing this job for too long and need to be replaced by someone not tired of it.