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Re:I got robbed of my first kernel contribution by shortcake27 on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @05:56AM (#37672509)
The problem is the combination of the two. Ie, “I’ll only contribute on problems that affect me personally and then only if I get credit”. I’m not convinced this mentality is productive in the OSS community.
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Re:I got robbed of my first kernel contribution by rand_r on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @07:19AM (#37673053)
Based on what? Discounting credit as motivation is a bit naive and motivation is the only way shit gets done.
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