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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:Linus is, as is often the case, right by Tower · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    >Idium, sir?

    Idiom, actually:
    idiom n. ... 2 a form of expression peculiar to a language, person, or group of people.

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  2. Re:Growing pains by Velex · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    The only reason that management doesn't like linux is because there's no documentation about it that talks managementspeak. Linux doesn't claim to be some best practice or wave or the future, which all your systems will migrate to over the next five years. Linux isn't going to give the managment flowers and chocolates and take them out to a movie just to get in their pants. Linux knows that management are sluts, and linux doesn't like redundant buzzwords like proactive. Simply, linux works.

    "Professionalism" is only concerned with looks. If Tux were Armani, then we'd be talking business, but it isn't. Managers are the most superfulous bastards I've ever had to deal with. They don't care whether something works or not, just that it looks good crashing. They're stuck in the dogma that paying more results in more quailty. There exists no concept of thinking; they only stuff their bras and wait for Mr. Right to come along. None care that he's an abusive jerk; he gives them sweet nothings in their ears. It's completely amazing to me that this system of thick-headed managers has been able to last as long as it has.

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  3. [Offtopic] Karma Cap is a bagbiter. by saintlupus · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Moderation Totals: Flamebait=1, Insightful=2, Interesting=1, Overrated=2, Total=6.

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    Total effect on my karma: -2

    Hey, that Karma Cap was sure a great idea, huh? And the implementation - now that's just fucking flawless.

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