- Linus Torvalds criticized a Google contributor on the Linux kernel mailing list for his suggestions about filesystems.
- The debate centered around the use of inodes as unique identifiers for metadata on a filesystem.
- Torvalds’s strong language and tone in his response to the contributor were reminiscent of his past flippant attacks, for which he previously apologized.
Archive link: https://archive.ph/LP24s
On the bright side, it looks (based on what I can tell) that things calmed down and the guy he was talking to took it fairly well.
If Linus “flamed” me, I’m putting it on my resume.