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Linux kernel 6.14 is a big leap forward in performance and Windows compatibility

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Re: Linux kernel 6.14 is a big leap forward in performance and Windows compatibility

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Post by echoangle »

dagw wrote: post #58
lenerdenator wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He really has grown as a person. Ten years ago, there would have been no mention of it unless someone called it out, and the response to that would have boiled down to "f#ck off, it's free". ... Which also would have been relatable, and valid if we're being honest.

"f#ck off, it's free" is possibly an acceptable response if you're also working for free. If maintaining that free software is your job that you are getting paid good money to do, you really should hold yourself to higher standards.

Hm, depends on who is paying you, I think. If some philanthropist is paying you to make good free software, yes. But if you’re paid by stakeholders that want your maintenance to make sure they can use the free software themselves, you’re only really accountable to their opinions.

Re: Linux kernel 6.14 is a big leap forward in performance and Windows compatibility

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Post by floxy »

jchw wrote: post #46
maccard wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I don’t think I’d be bothered by it in a workplace environment https://lkml.org/lkml/2025/2/23/351 This was a month ago. I wouldn’t stand for this in a company I worked for.

I read it and it seemed alright to me. A bit firm yes, but damn are there times when I wish people would have communicate with me with this level of honesty about how they're feeling regarding something. In some places, people have communicated with me with that level of honesty. It does require you to make sure you're not taking things personally when they're not meant to be, but it's a lot better than people tradin…

Maybe the part where he slanders Chuck Moore disciples?

>main problem has been people who have been forthing at the mouth

:-)

Re: Linux kernel 6.14 is a big leap forward in performance and Windows compatibility

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Post by tremon »

Adverblessly wrote: post #44
mouse_ wrote: post #2

From a YouTube comment: > please don't hype NTSYNC. yes it has better compatibility than ESYNC and FSYNC, yes it's marginally faster in selected title. The phoronix article reports benchmarks with WINESYNC vs NTSYNC, the gains are there only if you were not already running FSYNC (on by default in most titles running under proton). > By overhyping features they ultimately end up underdelivering because people expect i…

That is a question of source. If you read the article on GoL instead ( https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/linux-kernel-6-14-out-... ) you would have already read that: > For Valve's Proton however, don't go expecting much here with ntsync. As Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais replied to a user on Bluesky to note: > We already include fsync, which should be as fast or faster as ntsync. We developed ntsync as a g…

That's odd. Why would wine not accept improvements using fsync from Proton?

Re: Linux kernel 6.14 is a big leap forward in performance and Windows compatibility

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Post by npodbielski »

HPsquared wrote: post #27
TheCleric wrote: post #4

So it's early Monday morning (well - early for me, I'm not really a morning person), and I'd love to have some good excuse for why I didn't do the 6.14 release yesterday on my regular Sunday afternoon release schedule. I'd like to say that some important last-minute thing came up and delayed things. But no. It's just pure incompetence. Because absolutely nothing last-minute happened yesterday, and I was just clearing…

The article helpfully informs us this note was written by the man himself, Linux Torvalds.

Nice did not notice that. Good catch.

Re: Linux kernel 6.14 is a big leap forward in performance and Windows compatibility

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Post by inetknght »

maccard wrote: post #50
jchw wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I read it and it seemed alright to me. A bit firm yes, but damn are there times when I wish people would have communicate with me with this level of honesty about how they're feeling regarding something. In some places, people have communicated with me with that level of honesty. It does require you to make sure you're not taking things personally when they're not meant to be, but it's a lot better than people tradin…

Right at the end > So next time you want to write an email to complain about rust support: take a look in the mirror. > Is the problem actually the rust code causing you issue, or is the problem between the keyboard and the chair, and you just want to vent?

So your problem with the email is that you don't like it when a leadership guy tells people to look at themselves before they cry.

Well, I'm glad you're not my lead. I want people to tell me when I'm doing something wrong. It's how I learn and grow.

Re: Linux kernel 6.14 is a big leap forward in performance and Windows compatibility

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Post by charcircuit »

jmclnx wrote: post #7

>This driver is designed to emulate Windows NT synchronization primitives To me, anything that emulates windows primitives is a bad thing. Again these changes being pushed by Microsoft make me glad the BSDs exist. Lets hope the BSDs can continue staying independent of Large Corporations.

NT is more advanced than Unix. It's a good thing for Linux to be adopting these decade old ideas.

Re: Linux kernel 6.14 is a big leap forward in performance and Windows compatibility

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Post by mynameisvlad »

maccard wrote: post #42
jchw wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You know, though, his conduct nowadays isn't really that bad; I don't think I'd be bothered by it in a workplace environment. He makes strong assertions, but not mean-spirited, and I think Linus has a lot of reasons to feel highly confident when he makes strong assertions when it comes to Linux. Of course, there are some moments, but almost everybody has their moments. When push comes to shove, Linus seems to handle…

> I don’t think I’d be bothered by it in a workplace environment https://lkml.org/lkml/2025/2/23/351 This was a month ago. I wouldn’t stand for this in a company I worked for.

For someone in the games industry, you have an exceptionally thin skin and must have not been in many high stakes crises if the last two sentences bother you so much.

Re: Linux kernel 6.14 is a big leap forward in performance and Windows compatibility

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Post by wyldfire »

DominoTree wrote: post #21

"Linux Torvalds"

Gell-Mann amnesia [1] is an interesting thing to think about here. But IMO the real problem is that editing for most journalism websites is done very very poorly, if at all.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gell-Mann_amnesia_effect

Re: Linux kernel 6.14 is a big leap forward in performance and Windows compatibility

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Post by ASalazarMX »

SEGyges wrote: post #49
ASalazarMX wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does he willingly take that treatment from others? I don't really know, but that would be the actual test of congruence.

I am not deep into the Linus weeds but my impression is that he doesn't especially care if he's on the receiving end of this. It only started to feel different from "well, the Linux list is the PvP zone" when Linus was sufficiently weighty/famous that you almost had to take an insult from him to heart, and he did eventually correct his behavior there.

I'm also not that of a fan to know that many details, but I'd place my bets in that he actually doesn't care if people speak to him the same way, as long as they have solid arguments. I think Linus is overall one of the goods influences in this strange IT period.
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