cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25857381

Hellwig is the maintainer of the DMA subsystem. Hellwig previously blocked rust bindings for DMA code, which in part resulted in Hector Martin from stepping down as a kernel maintainer and eventually Asahi Linux as a whole.

    • @[email protected]English
      96•2 days ago

      Actual Linux news rather than “which distro should I use for gaming and bit torrents?”

      • @FauxLiving
        32•2 days ago

        New people don’t realize that Linux is really a soap opera with a small software project attached.

        • WasPentaliveEnglish
          2•2 days ago

          That’s not to say any other OS effort is not also a soap opera. I bet Microsoft has its fair share of drama, too; it’s just that no one sees it because the development effort is proprietary.