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> Once the BCacheFS maintainer behaves and the code is maintained upstream again, we will re-enable... (As IMO, it is a useful feature.) How cynical. It's the
by rurban 1y ago
> Once the BCacheFS maintainer behaves and the code is maintained upstream again, we will re-enable... (As IMO, it is a useful feature.)
How cynical. It's the kernel maintainer, not the bcachefs maintainer, who does not behave and has a huge history of unprofessional behavior for decades.
- happymellon 1y agoThe bcachefs maintainer has added new features during bugfix windows, and lied about it.
- pantalaimon 1y agoIt's still an experimental module, the feature was about gathering more debug information.
- yjftsjthsd-h 1y agoIf it's an experimental module, then it can surely wait for the next release; after all, nobody should be relying on code that's explicitly marked experimental.
- StopDisinfo910 1y agoSo? Bug fix windows are for bug fix. If it’s not a bug fix, it goes in the next version. That’s how the kernel release cycle works. It’s not very complicated. If it’s so unstable that it urgently needs new features shipped regularly, I think it’s entirely legitimate that it has to live out of tree until it’s actually stable enough.
- nicman23 1y agoHow cynical. It's the bcachefs maintainer, not the kernel maintainer, who does not behave and has a huge history of unprofessional behavior for decades. it is not like he was not explicitly warned.
- boricj 1y agoThe original author later sent an apology email explaining that it sounded too harsh in English and it wasn't meant to be offensive: https://lwn.net/ml/all/bece61a0-b818-4d59-b340-860e94080f0d@suse.cz/ https://lwn.net/ml/all/bece61a0-b818-4d59-b340-860e94080f0d@...
- koverstreet 1y agoHe also reversed himself when I asked him not to pull the rug out from users and explained that there is a plan for continued support. The ever escalating drama and cynicism in the reactions this stuff gets though... bloody hell, what is with people these days?
- self_awareness 1y agoThe reason is that people like Linus, because he's entertaining. And people don't like Kent, because he opposed Linus, who is liked. That's all there is too it. Like in some high school.
- flykespice 1y agoDo people.. find entertaining a Boss verbally abusing, with personal attacks, their co-workers? Human nature is wicked.
- koverstreet 1y agoYup. I'm quite happy to be forging my own path now.
- fj23Z741GAh 1y agoThere was a time when Linus encouraged critics of "unprofessional behavior" to snap back at him: https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/7/15/374 https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/7/15/374 That is a reasonable compromise. Except when someone actually snaps back at him.