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He killed his wife? Is this a joke?
I stopped reading there. I'm not interested in his views.
UPDATE: Nope. He did. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Reiser. I'm really unsure why they reached out to him.
I'm not going to say more.
Yes, it's a weird part of Linux history. He wrote the code, which is part of the mainline kernel, and his name is on it. Reaching out before removing this seems natural. They didn't invite him to a party.
Hans Reiser and ReiserFS were controversial before the murder. I guess, maintainers want some sort of closure and move on.
I have no context on it so maybe my post was unfair.
Putting myself in the position of reaching out, I think I'd just have made the decision that it should need removed, and removed it from the kerne without reaching out. I feel that somebody who killed his wife doesn't get to be involved in those conversations.
That purely my opinion saved I appreciate it's likely not popular. Just being honest. I can see the other side. And I do appreciate the part about closure. That makes sense.