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Linus Torvalds flames Google kernel contributor (www.theregister.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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  • Linus Torvalds criticized a Google contributor on the Linux kernel mailing list for his suggestions about filesystems.
  • The debate centered around the use of inodes as unique identifiers for metadata on a filesystem.
  • Torvalds's strong language and tone in his response to the contributor were reminiscent of his past flippant attacks, for which he previously apologized.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Maybe he realized that he is not his code; that his code can be wrong and he's still okay.

If so, he'd be WAY out in front of many devs I've worked around.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't believe in this distinction. I am proud of my work. If I wasn't, I would have almost no drive to deliver good or even any results. I like what I do.

So of course it becomes a difference if you tell me that there is a better way to do what I did (aka giving me something to improve) or if you tell me that my work is utter crap (aka taking away any positivity I had).

So yes, my code can be wrong or bad. But it's still something I produced. So I prefer to not have it treated like a piece of shit.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago

Proud of today's code. Deeply ashamed of yesterday's code. That is our lot in life. At least it shows us our development.