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Bcachefs lead developer Kent Overstreet published a Patreon post this evening entitled "Trouble in the kernel" where he explained:

"TLDR: the future of bcachefs in the kernel is uncertain, and lots of things aren't looking good.

Linus has said he isn't accepting my 6.13 pull request, per "an open issue with the CoC board", and at this point I have no idea what's going on with the CoC board. I, for my part, have felt for quite some time that there are issues about our culture and the way we do work that need to be raised, and that hasn't been going anywhere - hence this post."

It appears that the source of this violation can be found in this Linux kernel mailing list thread.

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[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 hours ago

so next we can expect a tirade from Hans Reiser now that ReiserFS was deleted from the kernel?

[–] JakenVeina@lemm.ee 4 points 5 hours ago

A little off-topic: anyone else read this as "BCA Chefs", initially?

[–] angel@sopuli.xyz 21 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Get your head examined. And get the fuck out of here with this shit.

Yes, language like this is clearly unacceptable in a productive discussion.

Offtopic, but this reminded me that the Linux kernel has a CoC. Aren't the recent comments by Linus on the removal of russian maintainers, where he called several kernel developers paid actors, a CoC violation as well? Or have these comments w.r.t. to the CoC already been discussed?

[–] oldfart@lemm.ee 0 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

And the other dude calling him insane is okay by comparison?

[–] magikmw@lemm.ee 8 points 6 hours ago

Whoa strawman there. No it's not.

[–] savvywolf@pawb.social 22 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Almost universally, any time there's a power vacuum (whether in the first larger-than-tribes societies, or in societies where state power has become weak), the first authority figures that fill the power vacuum are dicks

- Main authority on bcachefs

wielding real power, in ways that feel quite uncomfortable.

Yes, it's called feeling guilty about others calling out your attitude. Most people who aren't power seeking assholes experience that feeling regularly and have learned to deal with it.

Couples therapists say they can tell within a few minutes if a couple is worth working with or not: if it's anger they're displaying, then that's something that can be worked through. If it's dismissiveness, all hope is lost.

Imagine getting told by a couples therapist that they can't see your relationship working out... And then you go on a big rant saying how you should still be together?

[–] magikmw@lemm.ee 2 points 6 hours ago

On the quotes: these are just, like, your opinons, man.

[–] trevor@lemmy.blahaj.zone 46 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Perhaps Kent could maybe follow the contributing guidelines instead of being an obstinate child???

[–] bunitor@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 4 hours ago

guidelines are for the sheeple

[–] Technus@lemmy.zip 32 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Seems Overstreet is just pissy that he can't talk to people on the kernel mailing list like it's 2005 anymore. "Get the fuck out of here with this shit," indeed.

[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 12 points 10 hours ago

He's also giving more material to the CoC board by posting this. He's free to do it but it's not helping.

I wish he would avoid commenting and stay away from the drama, until he hears from the board if there's any complaint and what it is.

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I heard on cachyos forums that the maintainer of bcachefs can be quirky.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 6 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

quirky

From the little I've been reading Kent Overstreet just sounds like an incredibly arrogant developer with some talent.

It reeks of someone whose opinion of themselves exceeds their ability.