Hans Reiser on ReiserFS deprecation in the Linux kernel
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Re: Hans Reiser on ReiserFS deprecation in the Linux kernel
#2I don't know if ending another human's life leaves any possibility of redemption for a person, but reading this I still empathize with the sense of loss and powerlessness that emanate from this letter.
Re: Hans Reiser on ReiserFS deprecation in the Linux kernel
#3I thought the usual solution when we disagree irreconcilably with a maintainer was to fork and rename? I always thought it a bit weird that we were naming parts of Linux after people. We already did that once and that kinda uses up your freebie.
Seems like everyone quit Hans and nobody rallied the project back together.
Re: Hans Reiser on ReiserFS deprecation in the Linux kernel
#4From Wiki:
> On August 29, 2008, Reiser was sentenced to 15 years to life, the maximum sentence for second-degree murder. As a result of his plea bargain, Reiser cannot appeal his conviction or sentence
That would be August 2023, anyone know if he's out of prison?
Re: Hans Reiser on ReiserFS deprecation in the Linux kernel
#5I don't know if ending another human's life leaves any possibility of redemption for a person, but reading this I still empathize with the sense of loss and powerlessness that emanate from this letter.
I suspect many are aware of this but for those uninformed:
Reiser committed premeditated murder of his (ex?)wife Nina around 2006 and hid her body so well they could not find her. He made his children think either that their mother abandoned them. He had thought without a body he could not be charged and convicted.
I believe he waited until it was apparent he would lose the trial and then plead down so that they could recover her body.
I want to believe redemption is possible, especially given how eloquent he is, but his demonstration of calculation over emotion in her murder makes me strongly question his change.
Re: Hans Reiser on ReiserFS deprecation in the Linux kernel
#6From Wiki: > On August 29, 2008, Reiser was sentenced to 15 years to life, the maximum sentence for second-degree murder. As a result of his plea bargain, Reiser cannot appeal his conviction or sentence That would be August 2023, anyone know if he's out of prison?
The letter in this link is dated 26 November 2023 and in the opening he writes he is still in prison.
Re: Hans Reiser on ReiserFS deprecation in the Linux kernel
#7From Wiki: > On August 29, 2008, Reiser was sentenced to 15 years to life, the maximum sentence for second-degree murder. As a result of his plea bargain, Reiser cannot appeal his conviction or sentence That would be August 2023, anyone know if he's out of prison?
> I don’t post directly because I am in prison for killing my wife Nina in 2006.
From the letter dated November 2023
Re: Hans Reiser on ReiserFS deprecation in the Linux kernel
#8From Wiki: > On August 29, 2008, Reiser was sentenced to 15 years to life, the maximum sentence for second-degree murder. As a result of his plea bargain, Reiser cannot appeal his conviction or sentence That would be August 2023, anyone know if he's out of prison?
A couple paragraphs below on the wiki:
> As of 2020, Reiser was housed at the Correctional Training Facility near Soledad, California, with a tentative parole eligibility date of August 2027 after parole was denied in 2022.
Re: Hans Reiser on ReiserFS deprecation in the Linux kernel
#9From Wiki: > On August 29, 2008, Reiser was sentenced to 15 years to life, the maximum sentence for second-degree murder. As a result of his plea bargain, Reiser cannot appeal his conviction or sentence That would be August 2023, anyone know if he's out of prison?
The letter makes it clear he is still in prison
Re: Hans Reiser on ReiserFS deprecation in the Linux kernel
#10I don't know if ending another human's life leaves any possibility of redemption for a person, but reading this I still empathize with the sense of loss and powerlessness that emanate from this letter.
Speaking in general terms, not to the specifics of Hans Reiser's crimes - I dont see why it wouldn't allow for redemption, people do stupid things and get blinded easily.