* Posts by nickj2019

2 publicly visible posts • joined 29 Aug 2019

Huawei dev flamed for 'useless' Linux kernel code contributions

nickj2019

Dev should NOT have been flamed

New contributors are actually encouraged to start with very simple fixes (like fixing typos in comments) to get used to the patch-submission process.

As a completely separate matter, any company that pressures employees to work 9/9/6 should be called out regularly and legislators should be pressured to impose sanctions. I'm not pointing a finger at Huawei, actually I don't think it's true that they make developers work 9/9/6. But there are companies that do and they shouldn't be allowed to get away with it.

GIMP open source image editor forked to fix 'problematic' name

nickj2019

Can't we all agree "Gimp" is just a terrible name?

Why all the heated discussion over exactly why Gimp is a really awful name?

The important point is that it is a terrible name. So let's support the fork that changes it.