[TriLUG] A sad comment on our culture

[Matt Whitlow via TriLUG]

I get that their are other ways it can work, for me I can't work in a
environment that isn't brutally honest, I don't improve and don't preform
to my best. But I can only speak for myself.
On Oct 12, 2015 12:00 PM, "Nikolas Everett" <nik9000 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 11:46 AM, Matt Whitlow via TriLUG <
> trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
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>> the
>> kernel development is known to be a harsh, brutal, and unforgiving
>> community but it lowers the chance of bad code getting into the community
>> when you aren't afraid to question someone's code.
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> It *does* work but its not the only thing that works. I've worked in
> environments that don't put up with brutal comments but still maintain
> quality and that worked. You can totally question people's code and be nice
> about it.
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> But, again, it works for the kernel. I'd never contribute to the kernel
> anyway because I'm not a good C developer but I'd doubly never contribute
> because I don't need the extra stress. They can alienate who they like so
> long as the project is still healthy. More people for the healthy
> communities then.
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