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Authoritive? Would it feel different if Linus was just one of the contributors to the kernel instead of the one in charge? Because I'm quite certain everybody
by Fuxy 12y ago
Authoritive? Would it feel different if Linus was just one of the contributors to the kernel instead of the one in charge?
Because I'm quite certain everybody is treated equally and there is no pecking order just a chain of trust.
Plus he is cooperative how do you think the bad code / design made in the kernel in the first place.
It's a chain of trust and he trust the people involved to vet most of the code for him however he has the right to complain if someone messed up.
Now how he does it is uniquely his way and everybody should know that by now but ignoring that i don't see a problem.
- forgottenpass 12y agoDon't waste your breath. The idea that "Linus makes contributors feel unwelcome" is a self-fulfilling prophecy and the people who want it to be true have a stronger social media presence than those who don't.
- stingraycharles 12y agoYou can also say that it makes for a good pre-selection process of people who are willing to cope with his attitude. So in that way, your "self-fulfilling prophecy" just means that there is a selection bias in people who are willing to contribute to the linux kernel.
- Fuxy 12y agoThe only pre-selection process happening here is people who take themselves too seriously and get offended easily are less likely to contribute. If I would have been the guy who wrote that piece of code and read this I would have realized 1. I made a mistake and 2. got roasted by Linus for it in a somewhat funny way. Wouldn't look much more into it. Why do we enjoy celebrity roasting shows as comedy but when someone does the same thing on a mailing list everyone gets offended? It does take a bit of self confidence to take it though which not all of us have but this is a good opportunity to work on it.