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by est 4778 days ago
> I'm counting myself as proficient in Linux for many years

That's the difference between a power user and a hacker.

A power user RTFM, a hacker RTFS.
3 comments
tomp 4778 days ago
The problem is you might be a Windows/Java/ASM/Lisp hacker, and you would be able to understand the general principles, but not the specific (and unfamiliar) source code.
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pi18n 4778 days ago
I think the problem is that the comment appears to use a "no true Scotsman" fallacy.
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pi18n 4778 days ago
When you imply that a hacker should read and understand the source, are you referring to the posted code or Linux itself (or both)?
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buster 4778 days ago
The difference is that i don't know if this is worthy to invest time and effort or not. Does this have an impact on a wide install base of servers? Apparently some HNers can't reproduce this. So it's not worth my time? I would assume it's just common sense (or courtesy) to put a little bit of text around it. How often do you read a news article about quantum mechanics that is just some lines of advanced math without any explanation at all?
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