Re:UMN CS&E Statement on Linux Kernel Research
by bluGill on Thursday April 22, 2021 @08:37AM
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The real urgency is they need to protect their reputation. So long as they do a proper investigation and take proper action they can spin this as a rouge professor and be forgiven. We as a community should give them time to investigate and figure out how to handle and prevent this, and then if done correctly forgive them. If they make this statement and then there is no action within a year, then we should assume this is a token attempt to sweep things under the rug and continue with more bans.
For now I'll accept their apology, but if there is no action in the future I'll retract that.
Re:UMN CS&E Statement on Linux Kernel Research
by giardini on Thursday April 22, 2021 @12:44PM
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bluGill says: "...rouge professor? "
Re:UMN CS&E Statement on Linux Kernel Research
by sangnoir on Thursday April 22, 2021 @01:09PM
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It's a common misspelling, and I find it particularly grating (that, and "tounge" *shivers*). However, I've been getting better at reflexively requesting corrections as I also have some words I constantly misspell.
I doubt that - in the other thread, someone noted that the last non-hostile kernel contribution from @umn.edu was in 2014. I don't think they are champing at the bit to get legit kernel contributions merged - or at least haven't in the past 7 years. At this point, it is purely a reputation/PR problem with little urgency - the ban is not blocking anyone's work at the university (except for the suspended research project)