Forum Overview :: American McGee's Honda Civic
 
More about Linusgate by blackwater 09/23/2018, 10:57pm PDT
There's an article on Linux Weekly News which talks about the new Code of Conduct.

LWN is normally the place to go to find out what is really going on in Linux. But in this particular case, the article seems weirdly incomplete.

All I can get from the article is that:
1. Linus issued a public apology for not being "an emotionally empathetic kind of person" and "contribut[ing] to an unprofessional environment."
2. There is this new Code of Conduct thing, which Jon Corbet was somehow involved in.

Reading between the lines, it looks like one of Linus' corporate sponsors is applying pressure. So he probably decided it was worth it to bow and scrape a bit, to keep the gravy train on its tracks. There was probably some kind of incident which blew up, which they don't want to talk about.

The whole thing is depressing and stupid, but not unexpected.
PREVIOUS NEXT REPLY QUOTE
 
Revenge of the Linux nerds. by Motherhead 09/22/2018, 9:11pm PDT NEW
    Re: Revenge of the Linux nerds. by Jack Bauer 09/22/2018, 9:30pm PDT NEW
        Because "Meritocracy is late stage Patriarchy" you fucking CIS pig. by Motherhead 09/22/2018, 11:00pm PDT NEW
    You're a culture warrior by laudablepuss 09/22/2018, 10:43pm PDT NEW
        I'm more of a sanity necromancer. by Motherhead 09/22/2018, 11:01pm PDT NEW
            Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's this guy. NT by Thank God for this guy. 09/23/2018, 5:38am PDT NEW
                Random asshole complains somebody who is not a random asshole is NT by a random asshole 09/24/2018, 1:34pm PDT NEW
                    "random", "stranger", "anonymous" and so on NT by Not the point at all 09/25/2018, 5:58am PDT NEW
                        For the record, I wasn't offended. Just figured it was Worm. NT by Motherhead 09/25/2018, 12:44pm PDT NEW
    More about Linusgate by blackwater 09/23/2018, 10:57pm PDT NEW
        Until someone tells you that "Linus has never used smartquotes in an email," you by aren't rooting deep enough 09/23/2018, 11:46pm PDT NEW
            Linux Pull Request Death Panel by Bluehairs making important commits 09/24/2018, 1:28am PDT NEW
    Linus to Russians: get lost!! by Karmaboi 10/24/2024, 2:33pm PDT NEW
        FSB has an operative on standby waiting to take credit for his suicide by Elon Musc 10/24/2024, 2:47pm PDT NEW
 
powered by pointy