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Is that actually the purpose though? The appearance of diversity? Maybe marcan42 just wants to present themselves that way.
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I always wondered about these /SubscriberLink/ links. Is sharing them considered unethical?
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> tessellator.cl is the most unhinged file of my career ...so far. The presenter is only 23 apparently. Maybe I'm speaking only for myself here, but I think career unhingedness does not go down over time as much as one might hope. In all seriousness, she does really impressive work, so when she says this 2,000 lines of C++ is inscrutable, that gives one pause. Glad it's working nonetheless.
The original 2600+ lines of C++: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/asahi/mesa/-/blob/main/src/ga...
The translated code: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/asahi/mesa/-/blob/main/src/as...
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Yeah, the culture war stuff is a big deal for people who don’t write code. But I don’t think their opinions are that important for Linux kernel. Pretty effective to have it as honeypot. Allows for easy programmatic filter out for non-coders.
I always wondered about these /SubscriberLink/ links. Is sharing them considered unethical?
FWIW an LWN subscription is pretty affordable and supports some of the best in-depth technical reporting about Linux and linux-related topics available.
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The work by Alyssa R and Asahi Lina is great stuff. I have to say that a lot of this is really inscrutable unless you’re used to driver code. I wish it were much easier to write this stuff but hardware stuff is so idiosyncratic. Have to say I do enjoy all the old school style whimsy with the witch costume and whatnot.
what they do is just this side of magic, so maybe it's not really a costume?
In fact, the company is so closed that Rosenzweig is the one we should consult when we encounter aliens.