Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Tech@programming.devEnglish · 8 days agoLinus Torvalds calls RISC-V code from Google engineer 'garbage' and that it 'makes the world actively a worse place to live' — Linux honcho puts dev on notice for late submissions, toowww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square89linkfedilinkarrow-up1349arrow-down14
arrow-up1345arrow-down1external-linkLinus Torvalds calls RISC-V code from Google engineer 'garbage' and that it 'makes the world actively a worse place to live' — Linux honcho puts dev on notice for late submissions, toowww.tomshardware.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Tech@programming.devEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square89linkfedilink
minus-squareowenfromcanada@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up32arrow-down1·7 days agoYeah, that’s what I mean. It’s possible to acknowledge his genius as well as call out his shitty behavior. We can and should do both.
minus-squarePokerChips@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down3·7 days agoHe’s just guarding the fort. I’d rather he not be a pushover.
minus-squareowenfromcanada@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down3·7 days agoYou can guard the fort effectively without being an asshole. I admire Torvalds for his work, but his behavior is still awful.
minus-squarePokerChips@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down4·7 days agoThe world sits on his shoulders and there are people actively trying to dismantle his work. He has every right to me an asshole.
Yeah, that’s what I mean. It’s possible to acknowledge his genius as well as call out his shitty behavior. We can and should do both.
He’s just guarding the fort. I’d rather he not be a pushover.
You can guard the fort effectively without being an asshole. I admire Torvalds for his work, but his behavior is still awful.
The world sits on his shoulders and there are people actively trying to dismantle his work. He has every right to me an asshole.