On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 8:51 AM, Denis Heidtmann <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 8:03 AM, MJang <[email protected]> wrote: > > Folks, > > > > This message from Linus on the kernel mailing list is interesting > > (warning; language at the link is pretty salty). > > > > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1414106 > > > > Thanks, > > Mike > > This seems to be in sharp contrast to the traditional advice given to > managers of people: praise in public, criticize in private. Was it an > error that this appeared on a mailing list? > > I am speaking as an outsider not knowing the organization nor the > organizational relationships here, so please enlighten me. > The LKML is _the_ means of communication among kernel developers. All info, all questions and all patches funnel through it. And yes, it has more than its share of flame wars. Linus himself will readily speak his mind whenever he sees anyone doing something stupid. And changing the kernel to break innocent applications in user-space is a sure-fire way to press his button. Ali _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
