- cross-posted to:
- linux@lemmy.ml
- asahilinux@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- linux@lemmy.ml
- asahilinux@lemmy.world
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.
“don’t quote the shouty bit; it’s not all shouty”
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.
Mmmmmm Pineapple
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.