Following arguments on the Linux kernel mailing list the past few days over some Linux kernel maintainers being against the notion of Rust code in the mainline Linux kernel and trying to avoid it and very passionate views over the Linux kernel development process, Asahi Linux lead developer Hector Martin has removed himself from being an upstream maintainer of the ARM Apple code.

  • penquin@lemm.ee
    112·
    2 days ago

    I’m not too new to linux, but also not too veteran, has it always has this shit drama? There is always some sort of fucking child throwing a tantrum about some shit. Has it always been the case? It’s really getting annoying.

    • andrewd18@midwest.social
      5·
      1 day ago

      This kind of stuff happens in big companies too, but you don’t see it because it’s not in a public mailing list. One of my teams had a developer who stood on tables to yell until his opinion was accepted, and one time when another developer wouldn’t back down, he threw a chair at them. That angry developer worked there for another 7 years until retirement, while many smart team members around him quit rather than continue dealing with him.

      • IcyToes@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        14 hours ago

        Cannot say I’ve seen a dev do that in the UK. Anyone would get fired for throwing a chair. Standing on the table yelling would probably get then a bollocking and maybe a warning.

        • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
          2·
          13 hours ago

          It depends on how valuable your organization thinks you are; I used to work for a faang company and I got to experience this 2x and the person doing it faced no repercussions since they were well known rockstar software engineers.

      • penquin@lemm.ee
        2·
        1 day ago

        😂. I’d beat the shit out of the mother fucker. I get that he’s a smart developer, but you don’t fucking throw a chair at me, bitch.

    • Corgana@startrek.website
      61·
      2 days ago

      FOSS land is always going to be populated by freaks and geeks. The well socialized devs get jobs at Google. It’s impressive the “system” works as well as it does, IMO. Passion is a big motivator.

    • pivot_root@lemmy.world
      81·
      2 days ago

      There is always some sort of fucking child throwing a tantrum about some shit. Has it always been the case?

      Petty much. The big difference this time is that there’s a common enemy (Rust) instead of relatively isolated petty crap.