Yeah the Internet changed everything. I just hope Linus could stick to his style without being stuck in these things, but if that really becomes the case I would seriously consider retiring from my job on kernel.
I am, no lie, quite concerned about the future of linux without someone really willing to be very stern (even cuss up a storm sometimes) about issues like pushing patches that break userspace or just quite bad code in general once linus is gone.
I'm fine with people telling him to stop being super harsh on the semi-reg, but there are actually gates that need kept in kernelland and one of the jobs of a gatekeeper is to tell people "no", sternly sometimes, and with explanation sometimes.
I'm fine with people telling him to stop being super harsh on the semi-reg, but there are actually gates that need kept in kernelland and one of the jobs of a gatekeeper is to tell people "no", sternly sometimes, and with explanation sometimes.