Linus isn't stupid. Sent from my Windows Phone ________________________________ From: Jude Nelson<mailto:jud...@gmail.com> Sent: 6/23/2015 6:20 PM To: KatolaZ<mailto:kato...@freaknet.org> Cc: dng@lists.dyne.org<mailto:dng@lists.dyne.org> Subject: Re: [DNG] We Must be Prepared ....
Looks like Linus weighed in. I found the whole conversation thread interesting. http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1506.2/05492.html -Jude On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 5:28 PM, KatolaZ <kato...@freaknet.org> wrote: > On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 08:15:01PM +0200, Didier Kryn wrote: > > [cut] > > > > > I think a new generation of programmers has been comitted to > > maintain and evolve > > Linux. They have strong technical skills but haven't been taught > > well enough - or not at > > all - the philosohy of UNIX. They have fun with Linux; they love > > writing daemons and > > using the IPC toolbox and they happily write daemons to replace the > > security features > > provided by good old file-permissions. They just don't realize the > > damage they are > > causing. They are professionals and they don't care the DIY guy who > > isn't as skilled as > > them. > > > > Or...we are just blind cavemen, trying do keep alive a zombie that > lives only in our memories and has evolved into something else, while > we were busy flaming about the last flavours of Ubuntu? > > I just think it's not a matter of skill (unix has never ever been just > a matter of skill), but rather a problem of bad attitude towards other > peers, their work and their contributions. And good attitude towards > peers is what has allowed the community around Linux to come along in > these years. Without good attitude, what was once a community will > slowly -but inexorably- become just a chit-chatty crowd, in which > speaking louder than your peers would be far more important than > having anything interesting to say at all. > > Well, I'd better stop here, and avoid the usual boring "auntie's > rant"... > > HND > > KatolaZ > > -- > [ Enzo Nicosia aka KatolaZ --- GLUG Catania -- Freaknet Medialab ] > [ me [at] katolaz.homeunix.net -- http://katolaz.homeunix.net -- ] > [ GNU/Linux User:#325780/ICQ UIN: #258332181/GPG key ID 0B5F062F ] > [ Fingerprint: 8E59 D6AA 445E FDB4 A153 3D5A 5F20 B3AE 0B5F 062F ] > _______________________________________________ > Dng mailing list > Dng@lists.dyne.org > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng >
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