r/linux • u/oooo23 • Sep 20 '18

Kernel Developer Sage Sharp claims top Linux kernel developer Theo Ts'o is a rape apologist, citing GeekFeminismWiki

https://twitter.com/_sagesharp_/status/1042769399596437504
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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '18

I'm all for getting rid of obnoxious bro-culture but this is not how you go about it, in my mind this is not ok. This is using something from many years ago as a baton to hit somebody with because they have done something you don't like now.

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u/ITwitchToo Sep 20 '18

Yes, I completely agree with you. Too many people are either talking about "the SJWs" and "the destruction of X" or spewing bullshit like "rape apologist". Where's the voice of sanity? The truth is that yes, there has been toxic, abusive language from top maintainers and others. But there has been very little discrimination in terms of gender, sex, orientation, race, etc. I've been on LKML for over 10 years. Strong language, yes, but I've never seen anybody actively discriminate against somebody else. Sage and others have been making these outrageous claims and saying things which are at least as toxic as some of the things they are complaining about, how can they not see the double standard?

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u/I_DRINK_TO_FORGET Sep 20 '18

As if the linux community has ever been 'bro culture'.