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Linux Kernel Dev Sarah Sharp Quits, Citing 'Brutal' Communications Style

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sticks-and-stones-and-brutality dept.

JG0LD writes: A prominent Linux kernel developer announced today in a blog post that she would step down from her direct work in the kernel community. “My current work on userspace graphics enabling may require me to send an occasional quirks kernel patch, but I know I will spend at least a day dreading the potential toxic background radiation of interacting with the kernel community before I send anything,” Sharp wrote. Back in July, 2013 Sarah made a push to make the Linux Kernel Development Mailing List a more civil place.

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  1. Issue is more complicated by UnknownSoldier · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    A man can be blunt to another man and tell him "You're being a fuckwad. Don't do this." Hell, bitter sports rivals will go for a beer afterwards. The "trash talk" is par for the course and men think nothing of it.

    A woman will perceive as the man not being "sensitive."

    So who's right?

    Both. Men need to learn to communicate _differently_ with women and consider their feelings. And women need to learn not to take everything so fucking personal. /Oblg joke. "Can you show me a woman who doesn't take everything personal? No, because you'd be left with a man!" (With apologies to Jack Nicholson in "As good as it gets.")

    1. Re:Issue is more complicated by Zero__Kelvin · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      "It's also the reason why I don't contribute to any open source project"

      Ding, ding, ding! I think you just answered the question: "Why do so many people call John Bokma a fuckwad?"

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      Guns don't kill people; Physics kills people! - John Lithgow as Dick Solomon on Third Rock From The Sun