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  Deavmi 6 years ago

  It is his project and he can do what he wants. If people write shit code they should know they are doing so.
  
  A good friend tell you that, a sly one doesn't.

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  Deavmi 6 years ago

  Meritocracy > Diversity

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  Sigg3 6 years ago

  @Shalimar You're right. And it's not about mistakes either, Linus is actually very helpful. Some people submit code that breaks fundamental rules of kernel stability (e.g. don't break userspace); which is interpreted as "my code is more important than the years of care we've taken to ensure Linux users' day-to-day". That would rightly piss off anyone.
  
  However, it is problematic to rely on a superficial idea of meritocracy. It's not a long way from #nepotism.

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  Shalimar 6 years ago

  I think to speak more open about mistakes is widely accepted in Europe. Only Americans want to speak around problems and some nice words even if there is nothing than a big failure. On the other hand if Linus is really angry it's hard to stay cool.

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  Sigg3 6 years ago

  Linus comes from a truly #meritocratic culture (#Finland), which is hugely different than Scandinavia. A Finnish friend of mine is currently doing a PhD at Harvard medical, and for a long time I felt he was really arrogant and an a-hole. It sort of clicked when I read the #LKML that my friend was simply being Finnish.
  
  That's not an excuse, of course, for being wilfully rude. But I do believe this debate is largely based on a culturally American perspective, and Linus can't explain his POV.

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