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Does she read Hacker News?! Why on Earth would she like LKML to be some kind of politically correct cesspool like this forum?
by whalenow 13y ago
Does she read Hacker News?! Why on Earth would she like LKML to be some kind of politically correct cesspool like this forum?
- _pmf_ 13y agoThat's a very thorough argument. In a very high-volume medium like the LKML where it is necessary to filter out relevant stuff, you usually don't want anything that provokes lengthy discussions, as these waste the time and patience of hundreds of people, including the submitter himself. Clearly stating "fuck off" instead of "yeah, your contribution is really nice, you have some nice additions, however ..." when the maintainer will definitely reject the contribution saves everyone's time.
- cyphax 13y agoWhat is it with people and binary arguments? She isn't asking for LKML to be turned into a politically correct cesspool. Not being an asshole does NOT have to equal being politically correct. She's advocating clarity WITHOUT verbal abuse. That's SO easy to do: if you filter out the f-bombs that are directed at people as well as the STFU's and you're there. There is so much in between verbal abuse and killing each other with kindness, it's not even funny. I find it sad that even Torvalds thinks in black and white like that. And then he hides behind "that's just who I am". Whatever. Very mature. I wouldn't even consider becoming a Linux kernel maintainer, much like I would quit my job the day my boss decides to treat his employees this way.