Comment by throwaway2037
10 months ago
This part is wild. Some people get in so deep they cannot see the forest from the trees.
> there is the tangible risk of stifling innovation and Linux is the only place that innovation can occur in the operating system space.
One thing I know: HN loves drama, and this stuff reads like first class drama.
The proponents think the value of their "innovation" is obvious, but it is not.
Is it innovative? Is it valuable? Is it worth the cost? Who is it valuable to?
I don't see why the kernel team should be obligated to react in any particular way to a random submission.