Hellwig is the maintainer of the DMA subsystem. Hellwig previously blocked rust bindings for DMA code, which in part resulted in Hector Martin from stepping down as a kernel maintainer and eventually Asahi Linux as a whole.

  • mox@lemmy.sdf.org
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    2 天前

    I wish this was given a less provocative title. People who read the whole post will find that it’s not all shouting, and Linus’ stance seems pretty even-keeled.

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      This excerpt gives context and tone:

      I respect you technically, and I like working with you.

      And no, I am not looking for yes-men, and I like it when you call me out on my bullshit. I say some stupid things at times, there needs to be people who just stand up to me and tell me I’m full of shit.

      But now I’m calling you out on YOURS.

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        19 小时前

        More like, “don’t pick an inflammatory minor excerpt to represent a lengthy and well-reasoned post.”

        Similarly, don’t choose a red fruit to represent a pine forest just because there happens to be an apple tree somewhere within. It’s misleading.

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      I wrote the initial title. I first saw this news on Reddit with a title like “Linus slams Hellwig…” and I really don’t like titles like that.

      So I opted for a direct quote that was able to fit in the title bar that gave a decent summary of the situation. I do agree it’s still a bit provocative, but at least it’s not me putting the spin on it.