Hellwig is the maintainer of the DMA subsystem. Hellwig previously blocked rust bindings for DMA code, which in part resulted in Hector Martin from stepping down as a kernel maintainer and eventually Asahi Linux as a whole.

  • mox@lemmy.sdf.org
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    11
    ·
    edit-2
    3 days ago

    More like, “don’t pick an inflammatory minor excerpt to represent a lengthy and well-reasoned post.”

    Similarly, don’t choose a red fruit to represent a pine forest just because there happens to be an apple tree somewhere within. It’s misleading.

    • BatmanAoD@programming.dev
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      9 hours ago

      I agree with Linus’s argument here. I also think the selected quotes are the main points in that argument, not just “inflammatory minor excerpts.”

    • teawrecks@sopuli.xyz
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      3 days ago

      To be fair, it’s entirely possible someone else made a post about this topic with an non-sensationalized title, but no one engaged with that one. Including us.