Why is everyone doing this _thing_ now? _Wazoo!_ =] Brian Riesgraf Ghost Reactor Industries www.ghostreactor.com On Thu, 17 May 2001, Jesse Erdmann wrote: > It seems to me that this is the way things _always_ have been with > kernel development. (Not that I'm a kernel developer or hang out on the > lists) For the most part these people have been working closely (though > remotely) for years and have a running dialog for this sort of stuff. > > Didn't we (not we TCLUG, we the unwashed technically-inclined masses via > Slashdot, etc.) have this conversation a year or two ago with regards to > professionalism and comments in kernel source containing the word > "fuck"? > > Besides... someone else was quoted with the beam o' light from Linus' > backside comment. > > Bill Layer wrote: > > > It's very troubling to see the 'man at the top' running off at the mouth > > like some lamer on IRC or Slashdot. I expected better from someone of > > rank, I'm sadly disappointed. I mean, I might have sounded off like that > > once in a while, but then again the world at large doesn't give a fsck > > what I'm up to... I'm just Joe User, if I act like an idiot I'm the only > > one who really loses. > > > > When I see the sort of exchange that is taking place at the highest > > levels, the issues that I have with the recent Linux kernels suddenly > > appear more grave than ever. I've had the fear recently that Linus & crew > > are losing control of their creation, and this kind of public tirade only > > deepens my fears for the future of Linux. I hope Linus apologized to Alan > > for that comment. > > > > -- > > Jesse Erdmann > Engineer > Secure Computing Corp. > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >