Additionally Alan Cox weights in on how *not* to do changes, using GNOME 3 as an example.This is an excerpt from ELCE 2011 kernel development panel with Linu...
The question was valid, but the ulterior motives behind asking the question wasn’t honorable; the basis of the line of questioning was to hurt or cause reputational damage by trying to take a stab at the “established” order for no other reason besides the fact that his project, systemd, suffered great criticism from Linus. In a way, its like watching a child use 10 of his 15 min of fame to throw a tantrum… very cringe-worthy.
You can think how you want of Poettering, but there is no doubt that he has had a huge impact on Linux; no other single developer has had as much of an impact on so many vital system components that have been adopted so quickly; honestly, I would say his impact on Linux is probably second only to Linus, and thats about all the praise you’ll get from me.
The question was valid, but the ulterior motives behind asking the question wasn’t honorable; the basis of the line of questioning was to hurt or cause reputational damage by trying to take a stab at the “established” order for no other reason besides the fact that his project, systemd, suffered great criticism from Linus. In a way, its like watching a child use 10 of his 15 min of fame to throw a tantrum… very cringe-worthy.
You can think how you want of Poettering, but there is no doubt that he has had a huge impact on Linux; no other single developer has had as much of an impact on so many vital system components that have been adopted so quickly; honestly, I would say his impact on Linux is probably second only to Linus, and thats about all the praise you’ll get from me.
He did nothing. Red Hat did.
That doesn’t have to be seen as praise. Negative impacts exist, too.