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Re:No nuances, just buggy code (was: related to Spinlock imp... by buzzkillington on Sunday January 05, 2020 @02:37AM (#21960179)
>Boom. Roughly the same message. Most people will get the same amount of edification from this as Linus' original letter. You could go in to more detail if you want but it's not really necessary. Smart people will figure it out if you just point out the general shape of the error. No need for calling code "garbage."

People should be shamed for being ignorant. It stops ignorance from spreading.

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Re:No nuances, just buggy code (was: related to Spinlock imp... by dochtman on Sunday January 05, 2020 @02:42AM (#21960191)
I guess we should shame you for being ignorant about human beings and the value of being kind. There are plenty of ways to point out ignorance without being unkind (and the grandfather comment is a nice attempt).
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Re:No nuances, just buggy code (was: related to Spinlock imp... by buzzkillington on Sunday January 05, 2020 @02:45AM (#21960202)
You just did, and got to pretend you didn't.
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Re:No nuances, just buggy code (was: related to Spinlock imp... by simias on Sunday January 05, 2020 @02:42AM (#21960193)
Ignorance is the lack of knowledge, it doesn't "spread" like a disease. Misconceptions can, but without the original author's mistakes we wouldn't have this rebuttal by a very knowledgeable actor, so overall this is a net positive including for you and me.
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Re:No nuances, just buggy code (was: related to Spinlock imp... by celticmusic on Sunday January 05, 2020 @05:47AM (#21960673)
misconception is a form of ignorance.
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Re:No nuances, just buggy code (was: related to Spinlock imp... by simias on Sunday January 05, 2020 @06:21AM (#21960769)
And so is not reading the second half of comments.
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Re:No nuances, just buggy code (was: related to Spinlock imp... by celticmusic on Sunday January 05, 2020 @09:14AM (#21961318)
Your "correction" literally explained the comment it was correcting as being true.

reacting in a haughty manner doesn't stop you from being wrong, it just makes you a dick.

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