Re:I got robbed of my first kernel contribution
by hnfong on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @01:05PM
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> > It seems like they’re only interested in OSS when a) they get credit, and b) for only fixing problems that affect them.
> You don't know that.
From TFA:
> He said (paraphrasing): "Sorry, I like my version better. If you want to be a Linux kernel contributor, here’s an issue you could fix." I found this really perplexing and insulting. Instead of getting recognized for fixing the issue, he wanted to give me more work to do.
> You don't know that.
From TFA:
> He said (paraphrasing): "Sorry, I like my version better. If you want to be a Linux kernel contributor, here’s an issue you could fix." I found this really perplexing and insulting. Instead of getting recognized for fixing the issue, he wanted to give me more work to do.