Linux guru and convicted murdered Hans Reiser was handed a prison sentence of 15-to-life Friday, putting a final capstone on a case that began as a murder mystery, and ended with Reiser leading police to a makeshift grave a short distance from where he strangled his wife.
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You really have to wonder about some people. He "thinks he speaks for the whole linux community". Now, while I'm not one to put on reverent and respectful airs and criticize others for daring to comment frankly upon, for example, what this whole drama means for Reiser4... and while I am, perhaps, too much of a Linux fan for my own good... how, how, how can people like "freereiser", above, maintain such a distorted perspective?
I did notice the same comment there and I can't help but shake my head at disbelief. Hans Reiser is just one programmer and he didn't create even Reiser3 by himself. There was loads of programmers doing the code and sharing their thoughts. He is just as replaceable as anyone else, and I hear he had a terrible attitude towards others making group work very difficult. And being a Linux guru and coder makes his crime not a bit less horrible. I've come to actually expect better from all the brilliant minds behind the software I use, most of them are intelligent, well-behaved and would never ever commit such things.
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I agree his crime is terrible, and I agree he should be punished severely.
But I disagree that he's replaceable. Some people are just more talented than others at certain things. Reiser happens to be particularly talented at designing and implementing filesystems. It's named after him for a reason...
But that certainly doesn't mean he should get off lightly.
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Get with the program, WereCatf. From the user comments on that article:
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well i think i speak for the whole linux community when i say i will be very saddened to see him behind bars and am going to try to get him an OLPC laptop so he can continue work on reiser4
Posted by: freereiser | Aug 29, 2008 3:17:40 PM
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You really have to wonder about some people. He "thinks he speaks for the whole linux community". Now, while I'm not one to put on reverent and respectful airs and criticize others for daring to comment frankly upon, for example, what this whole drama means for Reiser4... and while I am, perhaps, too much of a Linux fan for my own good... how, how, how can people like "freereiser", above, maintain such a distorted perspective?
Edited 2008-08-30 14:32 UTC