Re:Abuse is indefensible
by cholantesh on Wednesday November 04, 2015 @09:57AM
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I'd go even further - kernel development isn't just 'not for everyone', it's for very few. Relatively speaking, how many people are competent enough to contribute to the kernel? Those that even make the attempt are doing so voluntarily - if the reward from that is to be entreated with a hyperbolic rant, why would they bother going any further?
You all realize that this argument cuts both ways, and probably even cuts against Linus harder, right?
By the time Linus is ranting at someone at LKML, the person he's ranting at has --- statistically, at least --- already qualified themselves as especially competent. These people aren't arguing over Rails template languages.
I'm coming to realize that the sociology of Linus LKML rants is pretty fascinating.
That seems a bit hyperbolic.
> Kernel development isn't for everyone.
Very little is "for everyone". That's not an excuse to offer criticism in a nasty manner. The article links to a nicer response that's a) shorter and b) a lot more likely to educate and build up a better contributor.