> What does social media have to do with bad code, though?
Nothing. That's why this was said:
>> *There's a deeper issue* in open-source culture where harshness and gatekeeping drive away passionate contributors.
It's separate gatekeeping.
I entertained getting involved in the kernel for about 3 days, in college. The process is so complex, I just went on to do other fun things. The drama will turn off others. Organizational apathy is much worse, imo. I have quit jobs for this reason and that was when I got paid to stay.
I disagree. Provoking up a mob on social media will not endear you to anyone. You're just making the gatekeeper's jobs harder, and since their job is hard enough, they will simply gatekeep you to simplify things.
Regardless of whether you think the project should be maintained differently, that's not your call, that's their call. Fork it if you want different policies.
Isn't that also what Linus is doing but on a professional forum, which is even worse? The issue comes down to de-escalation, and there wasn't enough on both sides. It's also not unreasonable to expect more from a figure head who is a role model in open-source development in general.
> What does social media have to do with bad code, though?
Nothing. That's why this was said:
>> *There's a deeper issue* in open-source culture where harshness and gatekeeping drive away passionate contributors.
It's separate gatekeeping.
I entertained getting involved in the kernel for about 3 days, in college. The process is so complex, I just went on to do other fun things. The drama will turn off others. Organizational apathy is much worse, imo. I have quit jobs for this reason and that was when I got paid to stay.
I disagree. Provoking up a mob on social media will not endear you to anyone. You're just making the gatekeeper's jobs harder, and since their job is hard enough, they will simply gatekeep you to simplify things.
Regardless of whether you think the project should be maintained differently, that's not your call, that's their call. Fork it if you want different policies.
> Provoking up a mob
Isn't that also what Linus is doing but on a professional forum, which is even worse? The issue comes down to de-escalation, and there wasn't enough on both sides. It's also not unreasonable to expect more from a figure head who is a role model in open-source development in general.
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