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Re:Linux kernel 6.14 is a big leap forward in performance an... by dagw on Wednesday March 26, 2025 @02:38PM (#43485383)
"f#ck off, it's free" is possibly an acceptable response if you're also working for free. If maintaining that free software is your job that you are getting paid good money to do, you really should hold yourself to higher standards.
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Re:Linux kernel 6.14 is a big leap forward in performance an... by echoangle on Wednesday March 26, 2025 @02:45PM (#43485451)
Hm, depends on who is paying you, I think. If some philanthropist is paying you to make good free software, yes. But if you’re paid by stakeholders that want your maintenance to make sure they can use the free software themselves, you’re only really accountable to their opinions.
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Re:Linux kernel 6.14 is a big leap forward in performance an... by ahartmetz on Wednesday March 26, 2025 @08:21PM (#43489082)
It is really closer to the latter (Linux Foundation = the megacorporations LUG), but Linus seems to treat it as the former - in a good way.
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