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Yeah, that's very useful context. Sarah Sharp is not Linus. She doesn't get to to dictate the tone of the mailing list, and was obviously trying to publicly sha
by temphn 13y ago
Yeah, that's very useful context. Sarah Sharp is not Linus. She doesn't get to to dictate the tone of the mailing list, and was obviously trying to publicly shame/attack Linus. One doesn't have to endorse Linus' management strategy to grant that (a) it works and (b) it works without Sarah Sharp's input.
- jvdh 13y agoThe fact that it works does not mean that it can't be improved. And a context that scares people off is not one that I would say "works".
- CrLf 13y agoBut it's debatable that it actually scares anyone off... This is not about grinding newcomers to the LKML, this is about the type of communication between people that have known each other for quite some time, and are well aware of each other's technical "sensibilities". True, the LKML is also known to be a bit harsh to newcomers. But only in a sense that newcomers are often unaware of the high technical standards that the kernel abides to, and often resent the level of criticism or suggestions for change that they receive.
- jvdh 13y agoI would not want to work in an environment where mistakes are punished by a shouting tyrant. Even if I know I should not make those mistakes. It does not matter that he does this to people he knows well and perhaps can even handle this kind of verbal abuse. He does this publicly to the entire world which is not acceptable in my book.
- CrLf 13y agoBeing blunt and talking hard over email does not a shouting tyrant make.