Linus Torvalds Shows His New Polite Side While Pointing Out Bad Kernel Code

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Linus Torvalds Shows His New Polite Side While Pointing Out Bad Kernel Code

Post by AZgl1500 » Sat Oct 27, 2018 9:39 pm

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page= ... Politeness

just caught this off of news.google.....
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Re: Linus Torvalds Shows His New Polite Side While Pointing Out Bad Kernel Code

Post by catweazel » Sat Oct 27, 2018 9:45 pm

AZgl1500 wrote: ⤴
Sat Oct 27, 2018 9:39 pm
 https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page= ... Politeness

just caught this off of news.google.....
At least he said 'please'.
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Re: Linus Torvalds Shows His New Polite Side While Pointing Out Bad Kernel Code

Post by Schultz » Sat Oct 27, 2018 11:12 pm

IMO he's gone too far in the opposite direction. It sounds like a Leave it to Beaver script (that's a corny, but good, 1950s TV show).
It's his kernel, he doesn't have to say please.
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Re: Linus Torvalds Shows His New Polite Side While Pointing Out Bad Kernel Code

Post by lsemmens » Sun Oct 28, 2018 10:41 pm

He's just become a S.N.A.G. - bring back the old Linus - someone has kidnapped him!!!! :lol:
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