If they don't know what is expected of them or think they'll get by with shit code then I think it's fairly understandable to tell them to at least lurk moar.

he and the Linux kernel would have been better off if he was wasn't driving people away as much as he was

I'm just worried with him gone if shitty code and practises will seep in.

[–] atyaz@reddthat.com 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There are projects out there with excellent practices with a good culture surrounding quality where people aren’t told to kill themselves. There are other ways to establish that culture and set high expectations.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

No doubt, but I can't say I much disagree with his sentiment about requiring sudo password for connecting to a wifi.