It's an announcement to stay as far away as possible from whoever said that. Might even call it negging.

I mean, we could say the same thing about Kent - when he's getting pissy, it's about ensuring the filesystem is bulletproof and no one loses data.

Thing is, we're not talking about getting pissy. We're talking about getting downright insulting and borderline abusive. Linus got suspended from his own goddamn Kernel for his behavior. Let that sink in for a moment.

And I honestly believe that's where part of the problem comes from. Kent looks up to Linus in a way, and sees himself as entitled to mimicking Linus's bad behavior, which turns into a clusterfuck. Linux is still a good kernel despite Linus's behavior, and bcachefs seems to be pretty good from a technical standpoint despite Kent's behavior (even the kernel maintainers Kent pissed off admit it). They both shouldn't be behaving that way, period. But both are very talented from a technical standpoint, which makes policing their behavior that much harder.

Ideally, yes, someone else would take over communication with Linus, but my hope isn't particularly high at the moment. I wish Kent would calm down (further) and play by the rules more (even though he's far from the only one who has broken those rules), and I wish Linus would learn to take it as much as he dishes it out.

And that makes it such a shame: bcachefs would be great to have in the kernel from a technical standpoint. It's the personal conflicts that are really messing things up at the moment.

I'm not saying it shouldn't be safer. I would much rather see Amtrak there, in large part because of their safety record. What I'm saying is that Bright line is still safer than cars. So yes, ensure Bright line increases its safety standards, but it's not a reason to argue against expansion of the Brightline network (unless, for instance, you want to argue for Amtrak expansion instead - then I would be on board), as it still is shifting people from a more dangerous to a safer mode of transit, even if there is plenty of room for improvement in that safer mode of transit.

The point of these next gen file systems aren't raw performance, they are reliability, performance for specific cases, and reduced data usage. For example:

• Copy on Write means it's very performant to create snapshots
• incremental backups are much quicker
• checksumming means the filesystem directly and reliably detects data corruption
• built-in support for raid means a simplified setup and integration of scrubbing features into the filesystem, which can then take advantage of checksumming etc.
• deduplication can automatically recognize duplicated data and as such reduce data use

These are things that tend to reduce performance, not increase it. Which is why, when performance on these filesystems stays the same or even increases, that's a major accomplishment.

It's not quite as one sided as you put it, either. The most recent last minute feature was pushed for rc3, and wasn't big filled. It was also a feature that enhanced stability, which is the reason Kent submitted it there. I'm not saying he's right, but it's important context here. And he's far from the only one who has done this. Someone recently added new hardware support in rc7.

Also, he has improved somewhat. Arguably not as much as he should, but things aren't as bad as they originally were.

And as to the attitude - he's in good company, honestly. Especially in regard to Linus, them judging Kent is like a group of lepers judging a beauty contest. That's the point this article makes very well.

None of this excuses his behaviour, but it is important to put it into context.

Do you even know how many people are killed by cars each year? This is nothing compared to that. Most cases cited here are because people acted completely recklessly. The same can't be said about many car accidents.

Yup.

Legal experts agree, a sale to The Onion is more likely now that Infowars' fate has shifted to Texas state court.

Yup, I saw that one as well after I left this comment. It showed really well not only that this is the largest number of journalists killed in such a conflict, but by really, really far. And did it in a way that shocked even me.

You don't have to apologize for "therapy speak" - this is off my chest, after all. And it seems, it needed to get out, you needed to tell someone, you wanted to be heard. And that is completely legitimate. In fact, it's a step in the right direction - you've come from bottling it up to telling someone - even if it's "just" on the internet. It's a important step forward.

What you're feeling is entirely justified. What happened to you is unacceptable, and high blood pressure or whatever else is no excuse. Most importantly, it's not your fault. You had a right to a proper childhood.

I don't know how the healthcare situation is where you live, but I would recommend looking into therapy. It's not an overnight cure, give it plenty of time - I mean, years. It will be worth it.

Also, I don't know if you still live with your mother - if you do, I would be sure to move out. Find an apprenticeship you like, find an interesting job, an interesting field of study, something that gets you amount like minded people. Maybe there are some programming related jobs around? If you already have a history on whichever git platform, that can look great on a resume.

Sending you a hug from the other side of the internet. It's going to be OK.

P.S. Many adults don't really feel much like adults, either. You're in good company.

I watched that segment. I remember them saying very clearly that Israel didn't allow them to film it. So you know what they did? They showed footage from the ground, and didn't mince words as to how horrific things were. They showed the landscape, where barely anything is standing. They showed people digging through the ground looking for spilled kernels. There was absolutely no way you could watch that report and not understand the insanity of what is going on there.

In fact, anyone who follows CBC's news coverage has no reason to not understand the depths of the horrors happening in Gaza, or in Palestine in general. They don't shove it into the corner. They place it center stage. Again, and again, and again. As if to say, "don't forget what is happening here".

The CBC definitely has its faults, but this article is blowing things way, way out of proportion.

Good to know... Although hitting enter twice or adding two spaces makes me feel like a boomer. Oh well

OK, weird, I had them in there, but I added a second newline per paragraph and it seems to look better now.

I might not have everything, but here's the best summary I can put together:

This back and forth has been going on for a while now. The main complaints more recently have been the timing of his pull requests, and just generally his attitude and cooperation with others. The most recent spat was because he submitted a feature in the rc3 merge window, whereas you're only supposed to submit Bugfixes in that time frame. The feature in question was a journal rewind function, which would essentially move the filesystem back in time, which could fix an issue that did crop up in the testing phase. As such, he saw it as a workaround to fix an issue that had arisen, and so despite it technically being a feature, he saw it in the category of Bugfixes. The caused major disagreements as well as the way he talked with others. And now his pull request for rc1 has been simply ignored by Linus.

The point where Kent is coming from is that he wants a rock solid file system, and he's following a bit of a take no prisoners approach to reach that goal. He seems to get most of his income from his following on Patreon, and so his focus is squarely on the users. With that focus, he seems to lose sight of other things, especially the cooperation with others in the kernel team. In fact, a number of people he has sparred with have shown decent respect for his code recently, saying the problem is really the cooperative aspect. One of the main reasons for bcachefs is also the lack of a proper CoW-filesystem in the Linux kernel that doesn't have the kinds of problems that btrfs has. And the fact that he states this and also talks about the lessons he's learnt from btrfs's shortcomings rubs a number of people the wrong way.

Now here's some stuff I read into this personally: I have the impression that Kent looks up to Linus in a way. And they're actually both kind of similar: they both are extremely talented engineers, they both saw something missing in the software landscape and said "fuck it, I'll make it myself", and they both can be pretty serious dicks. I mean Linus managed to get suspended from his own damn project for being a dick - now that's an achievement. He's older now and somewhat calmer, but even recently he had quite the outburst on the mailing list. And I get the impression I get is that Kent (probably subconsciously?) has an attitude of "if he can do it, so can I". Which would be fair (even though it is poisonous), the only problem being Linus having the longer lever.

Then there's the aspect of his mental health. He has said multiple times that his mental health has been suffering, which honestly doesn't surprise me. And if you look at his responses in different places, there seems to be quite an up and down. In some cases, he's very respectful to Linus, and in some cases he's pretty nasty (yes, Linus level nasty, but still). As far as I can tell, he needs a break and therapy. The only problem being, bcachefs has quite the momentum currently, and it wouldn't exactly be great for the project to lose that momentum, either. (Mind you, probably still better than being kicked from the kernel)

That's the next frustrating part - as soon as you mention something like that, many people assume that you're nice just hoping that it gets you laid or something. Of course, if you're doing something nice to someone just to get laid - of course that's manipulative. And that's the thing - manipulative assholes tend to be more successful in that regard! I insist on being nice despite it making things more difficult when it comes to dating. I don't use it to guilt trap people into doing anything with me they don't want to. The one time I was able to help someone out of an abusive situation (which, to be clear, I didn't do to somehow get together with her - I never had any interest in a relationship with her), that was actually one of the main things we worked on - ensuring that she listens more to herself and what she wants, and that she has every right to say no, no matter who it is. But it's frustrating to see when people do start using guilt tripping and end up getting way further than I do. My moral compass is more important. It doesn't change the fact that that being a disadvantage can be pretty frustrating. Think about it like this: imagine you have a job at a normal company - let's say in public works - and make an OK living. It's not great, you really have to budget, but you can afford rent and groceries. But then you see your neighbor making multiple times what you make - by manipulating and scamming people. You will never do the "work" he does, because it's morally reprehensible. That doesn't change the fact that when you look at the situation, you probably go: "that's not exactly fair".

Well yeah, no shit, Sherlock. Abuse causes mental health problems. How is this news?

No, no one is saying it's the same as rape itself. That's a strawman. And look at her post:

It was three years ago now when my daughter who was 19 at the time was arrested.

Let's just forget for a moment that it's pretty easy to figure out if something is AI-generated. AI wasn't creating photorealistic pornography three years ago. And she was arrested three years ago. Means, there was an investigation before that. And usually people don't get caught right at the beginning, so we can assume this whole thing started well over three years ago. Also, OP never even mentioned pedophilia, so that's just another strawman.

So if someone is raped and the whole thing is filmed, it's completely OK to just pass that footage around, so long as you didn't rape the person yourself? The victim of said rape has no say in that?

Definitely. And honestly, don't wait. I don't know where you live, but it can often take forever to get mental healthcare if it's not an "urgent case" (a fairly high bar to pass), so get started now. When I was in a very difficult situation I wish I had gotten help earlier (even though I can't really blame myself, but that's a whole other can of worms).

"Finally, are you sure she was never a victim of abuse?"

Yes, she wasn't particularly active in her younger years. I monitored everyone she spoke to online and she never had any boyfriends/girlfriends.

That honestly doesn't mean much. Abuse can come from many sources. In many cases, the abuse comes from a family member. It also doesn't have to be sexual abuse, it could also be physical or mental abuse. And the person not being particularly active doesn't change much. In fact, it could make it easier for the abuser to keep things under wraps.

That being said, an abusive past is not an excuse for what she did, but more of something that can help understand the situation from a therapeutic perspective and help preventative efforts.

No, it's not a success for the abused, that's for sure. For the abuser though, they often feed on their victim in a way. The abuser generally uses their victim to regulate their own emotions. So for the abuser, it's a success, even though everyone else loses.