Strlcpy and strlcat added to glibc 2.38

Re:Strlcpy and strlcat added to glibc 2.38 by arp242 on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @05:12AM (#36769749)

Not really; he was frequently a jerk right out of the starting gates for no particular reason. That quote is the initial reply to the proposed patch, and the only "reason" I see for the insults is to satisfy Drepper's own emotional needs. It's petty and pathetic.

This is very different from e.g. Torvalds who sometimes rants a bit after someone who he feels ought to know better screwed up. I'm not saying that's brilliant either, but I can be a lot more understanding when people are abrasive out of passion for their project after something went wrong.

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Re:Strlcpy and strlcat added to glibc 2.38 by thomashabets2 on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @09:51AM (#36772223)

Well, he does actually have a point. strlcpy is a faster (well, safer) horse than strncpy, but it's still a horse. We should not use horses as the main mode of transport anymore.

"Doctor, it hurts when I strcpy — so don't do that".

He's being a jerk about it, but I would not say that he doesn't have a point.

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Re:Strlcpy and strlcat added to glibc 2.38 by arp242 on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @11:39AM (#36774255)

Merely "having a point" is not "a reason for his abusiveness". I think I "have a point" for almost any HN comment I post (or at least, I'd like to think so) and have just as much "reason" to be a jerk as Drepper had. This applies to most posts on HN.

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Re:Strlcpy and strlcat added to glibc 2.38 by thomashabets2 on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @11:44AM (#36774338)

Ah, true. I think I cross-read comments here. Sorry.

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