Comment by kashyapc

> Arguably his reprimand of Martin is a clear signal that he will never show Rust any favor, but he hasn't said anything explicitly. [...]

I don't see it that way. Linus is conscious of not becoming a bottleneck on every topic; he doesn't want to baby-sit overly grown adults. I read most of the relevant LKML thread[1]. Martin did the unwise thing of escalating it on social media:

"If shaming on social media does not work, then tell me what does, because I'm out of ideas."

That is not the way to build bridges and relationships in a community! No matter how frustrated you are. He reaped the whirlwind for taking that destructive approach.

Also, Christoph Hellwig, as an established maintainer, totally missed the mark by using the highly-flammable word, "cancer", to describe Rust. It scorched the LKML and the internet. He should have showed more restraint and wisdom.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/Z6YPfsDSNdRUskvp@phen...