- cross-posted to:
- linux@programming.dev
- asahilinux@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- linux@programming.dev
- asahilinux@lemmy.world
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25857381
Hellwig is the maintainer of the DMA subsystem. Hellwig previously blocked rust bindings for DMA code, which in part resulted in Hector Martin from stepping down as a kernel maintainer and eventually Asahi Linux as a whole.
I’d venture to guess this isn’t the first time Linus has had to deal with devs who have ideological disagreements and one quits. It’s not also his job to keep that from happening. What he said is true, there’s a process they have for maintaining Linux, and it doesn’t involve flame wars on social media…it involves flame wars over email 😅.
But seriously, if a devs are going to get upset at each other and rage quit, it’s not Linus’ job to play mediator.
it used to be hard to imagining anyone wanting to work w someone as toxic as linus; but i’ve learned after my first 2 tenures at faang that developers are as tribalistic as any kardashian worshipper.
devs getting angry at each other and then rage quiting is just a sympton of a tribalistically shared belief of intellectual superiority among developers like when kardashian sisters have beef with each other and their followers attack each other for it.