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Linus does not fuck around (lemmy.one)

submitted 10 months ago by AdventuringAardvark@lemmy.one to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

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[-] db2@sopuli.xyz 31 points 10 months ago

I'll be that guy: I miss the old Linus. If I fucked up that badly I'd want to know I had fucked up that badly.

[-] yiliu@informis.land 17 points 10 months ago

Yeah, it's kind of invigorating to see somebody speak so plainly. No "There's a couple issues we should maybe discuss", no "Let's loop back on that sometime", no "Hmm, is that really the best approach? Do you have any documentation?" Just a straightforward "Dude, this is shit! Here's some reasons why!""

Having worked for a decade in tech, I would love it of people were this direct.

[-] Azzu@lemm.ee 54 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It's perfectly possible to say "this is unacceptable, we never break userspace. Mauro, your change is obviously what is breaking userspace because ..." without adding "SHUT THE FUCK UP" or "[all of this is] TOTAL CRAP", i.e. being direct without being derogatory.

[-] yiliu@informis.land 1 points 10 months ago

I mean, that's fair, and as was pointed out elsewhere Linus has sought help for his temper.

On the other hand, for all the talk of how "unprofessional" it was for him to behave this way, he did shepherd an OS kernel from a hobby project to the most popular OS on the planet (with the possible exception of Minix, apparently...)

I agree that polite directness might be better, bu IMHO the more common polite indirectness and avoidance of any hint of conflict is clearly worse.