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The 2.5 Kernel Tree And Alan Cox
Motor writes "It seems that (as everyone suspected), the 2.5 Linux kernel tree is close to opening. However, contrary to expectations, 2.4 will not be maintained by Alan Cox, but will instead be handled by Marcelo Tosatti. Thanks to Alan for all his hard work on 2.0 and 2.2."
So if I have a personal agenda that all people should be Christians, and I decide to use my position as a kernel maintainer to espouse my views, you have no problem with that? You would have no problem with my putting my opinion in the kernel source code?
There is a proper time and a proper place for these things.
Sometimes it's best to just let stupid people be stupid.
Bullshit. He did the equivalent of saying, "Because of my belief that all people should not be allowed to own handguns, I am withholding this information from the changelog because it might upset Eric Raymond and he will come to kill me."
His scenerio was just as absurd and ridiculous. Just because he contrived a way to put politics in the changelog doesn't mean it's OK.
Once again I ask: What if he contrived a way to put politics in the changelog that you DIDN'T agree with? Would it still be OK?
Sometimes it's best to just let stupid people be stupid.