Comment by eqvinox
10 months ago
> Sounds like Hector Martin is doing exactly that, burning the bridge along the way. Good luck! I think it's the right move (minus the bridge burning).
Unfortunately, what Hector Martin was actually doing is producing rather spectacular flame on LKML and Mastodon. And he isn't representative of other Rust developers either, at least one has voiced their disagreement with him: https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/Z6OzgBYZNJPr_ZD1@phen...
I agree maintaining a fork would've been a more productive use of Hector's time, but that's not what has been happening and I see no reason to believe it is what will be happening from now on. From my own experience, personalities like Hector quit after not getting their way, rather than looking for other constructive options.
> Now I'm left with the unlikely explanation that you just like thundering in as the cavalry, fashionably late, maximally destructive, because it entertains the masses on fedi or reddit or wherever. I have no idea what you're trying to achieve here, I really don't get it, but I am for sure fed up dealing with the fallout.
That is a perfect description on what has been happening over the years.