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   Blurry Moon (sun@shitposter.world)'s status on Friday, 05-Sep-2025 19:21:45 JST Blurry Moon
   The fact that it took so long to remove bcachefs from the Kernel due to Kent Overstreet is strong evidence that we were better off when Torvalds was a giant asshole, it probably would have gotten resolved in a few days instead of dragging it out for years
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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Friday, 05-Sep-2025 19:27:40 JST kaia

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     @sun I like that Torvalds still has enough pull to do this autocratically. I fear once he retires or dies there will be fractions of FSFbro kernel and trans-kernel and right-wing kernel and corpo-kernel :sad:
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     Blurry Moon (sun@shitposter.world)'s status on Friday, 05-Sep-2025 19:32:49 JST Blurry Moon

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     @kaia I know who will take over when he’s gone and he’s a dipshit with no immunity to infiltration
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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Friday, 05-Sep-2025 19:34:37 JST kaia

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     @sun is it that Greg hard man dude?
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     Blurry Moon (sun@shitposter.world)'s status on Friday, 05-Sep-2025 20:05:45 JST Blurry Moon

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     @newt it's a consequence of the Linux Foundation and having a CoC
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     :suya: (newt@stereophonic.space)'s status on Friday, 05-Sep-2025 20:05:46 JST :suya:

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     @sun the whole thing is the consequence of just how badly designed the kernel is.
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     mothball蛾玉 (西洋巣酸の木) (moth_ball@shitposter.world)'s status on Friday, 05-Sep-2025 20:20:09 JST mothball蛾玉 (西洋巣酸の木)

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     @sun @newt just make your own OS bro
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     :suya: (newt@stereophonic.space)'s status on Friday, 05-Sep-2025 21:07:00 JST :suya:

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     • Poul-Henning Kamp
     @meeper @sun
     
     @bsdphk if you ever read this comment, I want you to know that I'm a big fan of your article, for it very well summarises the feeling I'm having every time I'm forced to deal with modern programming.
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     :suya: (newt@stereophonic.space)'s status on Friday, 05-Sep-2025 21:07:01 JST :suya:

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     • बुद्धीविनाषक् भेड़ मीपर् [Meeper]

     @meeper @sun haven't you read stable-api-nonsense.rst? It's been in the kernel since forever.

     https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/process/stable-api-nonsense.rst

     Every time I see this nonsense, it reminds me of PHK's quote from A Generation Lost in the Bazaar:

     That is the sorry reality of the bazaar Raymond praised in his book: a pile of old festering hacks, endlessly copied and pasted by a clueless generation of IT "professionals" who wouldn't recognize sound IT architecture if you hit them over the head with it.

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     बुद्धीविनाषक् भेड़ मीपर् [Meeper] (meeper@udongein.xyz)'s status on Friday, 05-Sep-2025 21:07:02 JST बुद्धीविनाषक् भेड़ मीपर् [Meeper]

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     @newt @sun What's the bullshit reasoning to suppprt breaking the ABI every release?
     
     That just sounds asinine
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     :suya: (newt@stereophonic.space)'s status on Friday, 05-Sep-2025 21:07:03 JST :suya:

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     @sun that too, but if Linux had a stable API, one could rather easily maintain drivers outside of the kernel. If you look into ZFS source code, they maintain an enormous compatibility layer for different versions of the kernel because almost every major and even some minor versions break API in some way. Generally, this is why you don’t see many third party drivers for Linux, unlike other systems. And this is why every Android vendor dumps a custom kernel that’s impossible to maintain instead of providing a Board Support Package compatible with more than one kernel version.
     
     Linux has been a disaster for open source operating systems. I passionately hate it with all my soul.
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     narcolepsy and alcoholism :flag: (hj@shigusegubu.club)'s status on Friday, 05-Sep-2025 21:07:25 JST narcolepsy and alcoholism :flag:

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     • mothball蛾玉 (西洋巣酸の木)
     @moth_ball @sun @newt ok
     bfe5b653d740fe01280ae1ebd8e3421…
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     England Lives (thatbrickster@shitposter.world)'s status on Friday, 05-Sep-2025 21:08:54 JST England Lives

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     • kaia
     @kaia Greg Kroah-Hartman manages releases, so I'd expect him to take over. As if Linux wasn't already bread and circuses.
     
     @sun
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     mangeurdenuage :gnu: :trisquel: :gondola_head: 🌿 :abeshinzo: :ignucius: (mangeurdenuage@shitposter.world)'s status on Friday, 05-Sep-2025 22:45:53 JST mangeurdenuage :gnu: :trisquel: :gondola_head: 🌿 :abeshinzo: :ignucius:

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     • kaia
     @kaia @sun
     > FSFbro kernel
     Nah, they went to the FSFLA for that.
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     mangeurdenuage :gnu: :trisquel: :gondola_head: 🌿 :abeshinzo: :ignucius: (mangeurdenuage@shitposter.world)'s status on Friday, 05-Sep-2025 22:45:53 JST mangeurdenuage :gnu: :trisquel: :gondola_head: 🌿 :abeshinzo: :ignucius:

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     • mangeurdenuage :gnu: :trisquel: :gondola_head: 🌿 :abeshinzo: :ignucius:
     @kaia @sun
     >sticker question
     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux-libre
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     Johnny Peligro (mischievoustomato@tsundere.love)'s status on Friday, 05-Sep-2025 22:48:00 JST Johnny Peligro

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     • kaia
     @kaia @sun greg KH supposedly can run stuff well but by that time I hope I make enough money for Apple devices.
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     Johnny Peligro (mischievoustomato@tsundere.love)'s status on Friday, 05-Sep-2025 22:48:09 JST Johnny Peligro

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     • kaia
     @sun @kaia oh
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     Johnny Peligro (mischievoustomato@tsundere.love)'s status on Friday, 05-Sep-2025 22:52:11 JST Johnny Peligro

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     • Pete Zaitcev
     @zaitcev @sun @newt how'?
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     Pete Zaitcev (zaitcev@shitposter.world)'s status on Friday, 05-Sep-2025 22:52:12 JST Pete Zaitcev

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     @newt @sun retarded take of the day, driven by delusional personal beliefs