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Linus Torvalds to Hector Martin: 'Maybe the problem is you' (www.theregister.com)

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[–] DacoTaco 47 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Martin has nearly always been like this. Ive known martin from way way way back when he worked on the wii and he has always been a guy that just causes drama by pointing and saying "this is shit. Look at this shit". It isnt a bad thing to do, but the way he does it is basically going to somebody's home with a sledgehammer and smashing a wall without checking in. It turns people away from you even if youre right.

He had a beef and drama with me, devkitpro, gbatemp.
Then he stopped being on my radar, heard he was working on asahi, then heard he was causing drama between emulation devs, then luois rossman, and now bloody linus torvalds?

sigh

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago (2 children)

pointing and saying “this is shit. Look at this shit”

Yeah you only get to do that if you're Linus 😄

[–] chonglibloodsport 20 points 4 days ago

You only get to do that if you’re the founder and leader of a project. If you join other people’s projects then you play by their rules, not your own.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Linus stepped away from the spotlight and apologized and went to therapy and changed his behavior

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

He definitely improved it... but there's still plenty of material for r/linusrants.

He may not directly call people names anymore but he's still extremely rude and unprofessional. He would have been fired long ago from any company I work for, and I live in the UK where it's practically impossible to get fired.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I live in the UK where it's practically impossible to get fired.

In the UK you only get employment protections after working at a company for two years. Up until then you can be fired without reason

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's not true. See https://barcankirby.co.uk/two-year-rule-for-employment-rights/

There are dozens of circumstances where an employee can claim automatic unfair dismissal, or where a worker thinks they have been unfairly dismissed or mistreated due to their protected characteristics which could lead to an additional unlawful discrimination claim.

The general fear of litigation means that in practice it is really hard to get rid of underperforming employees in most white collar jobs (once they have passed probation which is normally 3 months). The normal way it happens is they are "managed out", which is a long and unpleasant process.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It is very much true

From the link you provided:

This may come as a surprise to some: it is only after two years of continued service that employees have the right to request written reasons for their dismissal.

Employers don't need to provide a reason for your dismissal.

There are some exceptions but they're very specific and unlikely to relevant. If an employer wants rid of you they can do so at their whim.

Even if you think you have a case, good luck finding a solicitor who will take on your case. They simply won't be interested because it's not easy to win without the rights you get after 2 years employment.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm not sure you read my comment at all...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I did.

I also read a fair chunk of the article you linked and it didn't change my view.

I disagree that employers fear litigation. Is there something else I missed?