I got robbed of my first kernel contribution

Re:I got robbed of my first kernel contribution by jcalvinowens on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @02:21PM (#37678914)

This is a normal part of contributing to the kernel. You send a patch because it's often the most succinct way to convey the problem. Your expectation should be that they won't use it.

I can think of at least three times off the top of my head [1][2][3] this "happened" to me. It honestly never even occurred to me to be upset about it... because my primary goal was to fix the bug, and I was happy to have done so.

My sincere advice to OP is to delete this blog post... they will regret it in the future.

[1] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/lin... [2] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/lin... [3] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/lin...

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Re:I got robbed of my first kernel contribution by that_guy_iain on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @04:06PM (#37680520)

Naming the dude and throwing him under the bus is a super bad look. I was really shocked when I saw the other guy's name.

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Re:I got robbed of my first kernel contribution by time0ut on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @05:43PM (#37681762)

I really feel bad for the maintainer. Its already hard enough of a job without this sort of stuff.

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Re:I got robbed of my first kernel contribution by netipulk on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @07:43PM (#37683098)

Yup. Incredibly unprofessional and a pointless emotional outburst. I felt second hand embarrassment from reading the blog post.

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