"the right color of hair"

Posted Sep 26, 2024 16:54 UTC (Thu) by jake (editor, #205)
In reply to: "the right color of hair" by carlosrodfern
Parent article: Linus and Dirk on succession, Rust, and more

> Nevertheless, he started with such a statement, which in general reflects the sentiment of many in this industry.

I personally think he was just commenting on the fact that the color of (and/or amount of) kernel maintainers' hair has changed over the years. I pretty strongly doubt he was making an ageist statement, anyway ...

jake

"the right color of hair"

Posted Sep 26, 2024 19:04 UTC (Thu) by carlosrodfern (subscriber, #166486) [Link] (2 responses)

It could also be just a sarcastic/humor statement to introduce the topic. Dirk Hohndel has lots of gray hair too :D.

"the right color of hair"

Posted Oct 3, 2024 19:08 UTC (Thu) by mikebenden (guest, #74702) [Link] (1 responses)

JFC, the fact that y'all felt obligated to go over this obviously self-deprecating joke with such a fine toothed comb, for a total of 6 back-and-forth comments (and counting), is just... sad... :(

"the right color of hair"

Posted Oct 4, 2024 9:54 UTC (Fri) by farnz (subscriber, #17727) [Link]

That's the trouble with older generations - they're such sensitive snowflakes :-)

More seriously, this is the trouble with humour - it doesn't always translate well across media or cultural boundaries.