Re:I got robbed of my first kernel contribution
by orra on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @01:45PM
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Yeah, the paraphrasing here is misleading.
Ironically the topic is intellectual honesty.
Re:I got robbed of my first kernel contribution
by sshine on Sunday October 01, 2023 @12:28PM
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What's the big deal about misquoting here?
The blog post author just liked his version better. ;-)
Re:I got robbed of my first kernel contribution
by tiagod on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @01:51PM
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>Anyone reading the blog post too fast would assume the kernel maintainer actually said those dismissive words in the gigantic block quote.
That's my case. I only know it was paraphrased because of this thread. The quote pulled my attention before I could finish the previous line.
Re:I got robbed of my first kernel contribution
by avgcorrection on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @04:34PM
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Yeah, and I might have felt a bit “blind” if it were not for you guys also having the same experience: I did not see that parenthetical at all, probably both on account of the linebreak right before it and the (as you say) huge blockquote.
I think it's somewhat dishonest that the blog author used the quotation feature in his blog post, but instead of including a quote he made up his own response as if the kernel maintainer said it. I barely noticed this parenthetical above the gigantic block quote:
> He said (paraphrasing):
Anyone reading the blog post too fast would assume the kernel maintainer actually said those dismissive words in the gigantic block quote.