Re:Some OpenBSD features that aren't widely known
by doublepg23 on Saturday February 24, 2024 @02:43PM
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If Linus got hit by a bus gregkh would step in the next day.
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Re:Some OpenBSD features that aren't widely known
by paulmd on Saturday February 24, 2024 @07:56PM
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isn’t he basically the reason there’s no official/upstream hdmi 2.1 support on Linux, with his little symbol wars?
between hdmi 2.1 and zfs he’s basically single-handedly reverted more useful, basic features and code than anyone else on the kernel team, all in the name of… DRM’ing symbols that have been “”mis-licensed”” for decades?
doesn’t really seem like a fight he had to pick, or anybody asked him to pick - the status quo was adequate for everyone involved (including users).
so why is that guy being in charge of Linux a good thing?
doesn’t seem that complex to not go around starting trouble when the status quo is stable and fine. Maybe Linux just appreciates boat-rockers more than the Unix world though - there are no Poetterings or GKHs eagerly churning everything in that part of the world.
Re:Some OpenBSD features that aren't widely known
by speed_spread on Saturday February 24, 2024 @09:34PM
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What if gregkh was the one driving the bus?