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?
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.
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.
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.
Martin was out of line.
Hellwig also was out of line and unnecessarily hostile.
Linus… Is the voice of reason? Though I would have preferred he rebuke Hellwig in the same breath.
It’s a strange 2025.
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
Yeah you only get to do that if you’re Linus 😄
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.
Linus stepped away from the spotlight and apologized and went to therapy and changed his behavior
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.
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
That’s not true. See https://barcankirby.co.uk/two-year-rule-for-employment-rights/
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.
It is very much true
From the link you provided:
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.
I’m not sure you read my comment at all…