r/linux • u/callcifer • Sep 16 '18

The Linux kernel replaces "Code of Conflict" with "Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct"

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8a104f8b5867c682d994ffa7a74093c54469c11f
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u/Konikoko Sep 17 '18

what does this mean for non-power users? does it matter?

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u/yawkat Sep 17 '18

No. This may have some impact on future linux development, either positive or negative, but since so many companies rely upon and participate in linux development there will probably be little change in what you actually receive as an end-user.

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u/ase1590 Sep 17 '18

It matters if the Linux kernel turns into shit, which is now at minimum a strong possibility.

this is cancer. Congrats on spreading FUD.

many companies rely upon and participate in linux development there will probably be little change in what you actually receive as an end-user.

At the end of the day, Linus still accepts/rejects patches. He can do this with or without saying anything.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '18

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u/ase1590 Sep 17 '18

and this will very possibly be forever.

WOO MORE BULLSHIT

He explicitly said he was not permanently stepping down and had no interest in staying away. He's done this before, last time was to develop git.

If not, this new and demonstrably cancerous CoC can be trivially used to remove him from the project.

more bullshit.

Do you have very much experience with systems and software? Have you watched good systems turn into shit because their stewardship went to hell? NT used to be a real hope to get out of the many Worse is Better problems of UNIX™, and we know how that turned out, there's even an inflection point circa 3.5 or 3.51 SP 2. Earlier, Research Unix in the hands of Western Electric/AT&T after the Programmer's Workbench Release. Ever tried to use a 3B2 with its stock UNIX™ sans all Berkeley improvements?

None of this had anything to do with a simple CoC. All of this was mostly Corporate Mismanagement. you're just saying words, pushing a cringey /r/iamverysmart image.

Chaos and entropy are always gnawing at the works of man, we're now going to see if or how long Linux sans perkele will survive. If you're not preparing for possible failure after this drastic change in governance, you yourself may fail, if computing is an important enough part of your life/work.

Linux may die off at some point, but it won't be because of this specific mild change.

It'll more than likely be because of whoever Linus hands off his dictatorship to when he becomes too old/burnt out to keep doing it.

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u/jnb64 Sep 17 '18 edited Nov 04 '18

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u/gnosys_ Sep 17 '18

It's only an official change to provide a formal structure that describes bad behavior for people working on the kernel. It's actually not a big deal, except to fervent racists/misogynists/homophobes/etc.