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Linus Does Not Scale

Posted by michael on from the where-are-the-clones-when-you-need-them dept.

EmilEifrem writes: "Seems like everybody's getting more and more frustrated by Linus' (in-) ability to handle patches. Rob Landley just wrote an "RFC on Penguin Patch Management" wherein he proposes a "Penguin Patch Lieutenant" system that he believes would scale better. The full discussion can be found on the Linux kernel mailing list. Linus seems to dislike it, as usual, source code maintenance tools/organization are for wimps!, but a lot of others find it a good idea. Anyway, it's a very good read."

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  1. Re:first post! by lupetto · · Score: 5, Funny


    CVS... does not check for quality or if it breaks anything.

    If you've been following Linux kernel development the last year or so, you could say the same about Linus.

  2. The Linux Fund? by ansible · · Score: 5, Funny

    How about we set up a fund so that Linus can work on Linux full-time, instead of needing a day job? That's not a permanent fix, but it would help for a while.

  3. Thank God Linus doesn't scale by kramer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Imagine the terror of a 50 foot tall Finnish programmer wandering the streets.

    Now let's just hope RMS doesn't scale either.