Torvalds Gets Tough on Kernel Contributors

ChocLinux writes "Linus Torvalds is cracking down on developers that add last-minute changes to the kernel during the two-week merge window. He says: 'If people miss the merge window or start abusing it with hurried last-minute things that just cause problems for -rc1, I'll just refuse to merge, and laugh in their faces derisively when they whine plaintively at me, and tell them there's going to be a new opening soon enough.'"

Comments

And Linus complains about Slashdot....

[teewurstmann]

If Linus talks down to other developers that contribute to Linux in such a primitive way, he shouldn't complain about Slashdot, as he did here: http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/8/20/95. Quote:

Gaah. I don't tend to bother about slashdot, because quite frankly, the whole _point_ of slashdot is to have this big public wanking session with people getting together and making their own "insightful" comment on any random topic, whether they know anything about it or not.

Take lessons from Steve Balmer

[Nonillion]

I guess Linus could follow the likes of Steve Balmer and use colorful words like "kill" "fuckers" and then throw chairs.

Re:Good

[akshunj]

RTFA, hey? I'm guessing that's a very clever acronym for "reading the fine article." I hope that's working out for you guys. Being clever, that is.

Is it truly sooooo difficult to write in anything other than geek-code?

Also, I have always admired Linus, but his email persona seems quite different from the soft-spoken, calm and thoughtful guy he presents in live interviews. Some of the stuff he writes on the kernel list makes him look like a dick. Timid in person, but aggressive in email smacks of cowardice and gives me quite a different opinion of him these days...

--Akshun J

Careful, Linus...

[brouski]

...That sounds dangerously close to a standard!