Who is "Lenny" and why should I do anything for him?

Posted Oct 7, 2008 16:11 UTC (Tue) by allesfresser (guest, #216)
In reply to: Who is "Lenny" and why should I do anything for him? by k8to
Parent article: What you can do for "Lenny"

If you don't already know what Lenny is, then the content of this article is useless to you, since you haven't been paying attention to Debian enough to know what the upcoming stable release's name is, which has been named for quite a few MONTHS now, and therefore you wouldn't be of much help (or even desire to help) since you're not familiar with how things have been progressing. So, just go on to other articles. Why annoy everyone else who actually is the target audience for the article? This is the way things are done with this project--if you don't like it, start participating enough to know what's going on before insisting that things change to suit your preference.

Who is "Lenny" and why should I do anything for him?

Posted Oct 7, 2008 18:05 UTC (Tue) by hppnq (guest, #14462) [Link]

Some people like to spend time arguing about, say, conventions, instead of, say, simply reading the first line of the article they are commenting on. Happens all the time.

But what is this dodgy "Debian" people keep talking about?!

Who is "Lenny" and why should I do anything for him?

Posted Oct 7, 2008 18:33 UTC (Tue) by alfille (subscriber, #1631) [Link]

Homeless Lenny? Plausible. There are enough personality conflicts in the Debian project that wondering whether Lenny is human or intangible is valid. At least at first glance.

This is just like reviewing program code. Everything can be unobfuscated with enough effort, but clarity has many advantages.

We read LWN for a higher level view of the linux development scene. I assume that the editor was so immersed in Debian that he automatically knew what Lenny meant. I know that I didn't.

While the vehemence of the original complaint is misplaced, the point is valid.