It’s amazing how Linux’s structure as a dev tree of individual fiefdoms has made this problem worse. A bunch of random critical systems are owned by radical hardliners - ThreadSky

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alilleybrinker.com • 50 days ago

It’s amazing how Linux’s structure as a dev tree of individual fiefdoms has made this problem worse.

A bunch of random critical systems are owned by radical hardliners

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rm4n0s.bsky.social•49 days ago

The Linux foundation makes millions in donations and it gives only 10% for maintaining kernel. The kernel stays alive thanks to hardliners because they work for free. Only if Linux foundation decide to give 100% of their money to kernel, then you will see the switch to rust

alilleybrinker.com•49 days ago

They can afford not to treat people so poorly today

alilleybrinker.com•49 days ago

Lack of funding from the LF does not justify kernel maintainers behaving as poorly as many have toward the Rust for Linux project maintainers.

rm4n0s.bsky.social•49 days ago

I agree, but Linux Foundation that owns the project, does not want to replace the maintainer for his behavior, because it doesn't want to spend money for another maintainer. But LF has lots of money, it just doesn't want to spend it on Kernel. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/460503801

acutedistress.bsky.social•44 days ago

What do they spend their money on?

rm4n0s.bsky.social•44 days ago

https://youtu.be/qhEKoZO6DM8?si=5ZY-Vouust7XjLj3

lonjil.xyz•48 days ago

Most of the maintainers don't work for free though. Most work on Linux is done by people employed at various companies.

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