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> 2) Actively cultivated reputation for being esoteric and difficult to get started in You're kidding, right? Kernel programming is not like sitting down and b
by bifrost 13y ago
> 2) Actively cultivated reputation for being esoteric and difficult to get started in
You're kidding, right? Kernel programming is not like sitting down and bro-ing out some code to make a webapp, its actually fairly difficult to get right. It should be hard to get code into the kernel, because you know, its a vitally important part of how your computer runs.
This is actually a big part of the problem with Linux in the first place, for quite some time it was much too easy to get bad code into the kernel and stability and security suffered. Now that its finally becoming important to people, you don't get /dev/beer added in a week...
- NegativeK 13y agoWhile I completely agree with your underlying point, your tone is a bit silly in a not good way.
- bifrost 13y agoMy tone is fine. While I appreciate enthusiasm for projects, enthusiasm without skill is a net loss for everyone working on the project, and thats what the author was proposing. Its a horrible idea and it hurts the entire community to suggest that inclusiveness increases productivity because it does not.
- Ygg2 13y agoWell then why does the foundation attempt to extend to hobbyist programmers? You can't have it both ways - having hobbyist/web programmers and highly educated in the ways hardware works.