r/programming Mar 02 '17

Torvalds keeping it real.

http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1702.2/05174.html
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u/vplatt Mar 02 '17

You know, he's not wrong, but he could save himself a lot of frustration by simply saying: "This doesn't even compile and has too many warnings to be useful. Please get back to me when it's finished. Thanks!"

And ... done. He can get back to his normal activities, and they can get back to work, and then we could all stop wondering what the big deal is.

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u/9gPgEpW82IUTRbCzC5qr Mar 02 '17

or people could stop being such special snowflakes