Re:I got robbed of my first kernel contribution
by ryandrake on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @02:39PM
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> I understand your point, but nothing is mandatory in Free Software. However, this is not about internet points, but it's human decency with consequences.
The way OP framed it in the blog post, it sure does seem like it's mostly about Internet Points:
I told him that I would really appreciate if he could accept a patch from me, so that I could receive credit for fixing this issue and become a kernel contributor.
There is no official title of "Kernel Contributor" that comes with a certificate written on parchment. I have code I wrote in the Linux kernel. Am I an official Kernel Contributor? If so, I didn't receive my merit badge, and that doesn't mean any human decency rules were broken. Having code in the kernel is not that big a deal. I highly doubt I got any job offers because of it. This seems as Internet-pointy as HN karma.
The way OP framed it in the blog post, it sure does seem like it's mostly about Internet Points:
There is no official title of "Kernel Contributor" that comes with a certificate written on parchment. I have code I wrote in the Linux kernel. Am I an official Kernel Contributor? If so, I didn't receive my merit badge, and that doesn't mean any human decency rules were broken. Having code in the kernel is not that big a deal. I highly doubt I got any job offers because of it. This seems as Internet-pointy as HN karma.