So let me be very clear: if you as a maintainer feel that you control who or what can use your code, YOU ARE WRONG.

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[–] 65 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Yeah… I kinda wish he had provided it before all those devs quit, though.

Of course, he might have kept silent as a test to see if the project can remain healthy without his active stewardship, which makes sense for such a large and important project. I’m sure he’s unimpressed by the result.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yeah, maybe just a good steward quality-testing the Bus Factors?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The issue I see is that Greg did spoke in a way that would not undermind Linux leadership. If Linux was out, I'm sure Greg would have said stuff publicly much earlier.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    That makes sense too. I guess it's a very difficult balance to hit, for all concerned. I think a lot of the famous outbursts that happen on LKML are probably an inevitable side-effect of that balancing-act, and of maintainers being stretched in multiple directions.

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