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Linux github repo is now a dating board (lemmy.ml)

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[-] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 86 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Pull requests, huh? I have like half a dozen bad jokes half formed in my brain...

But seriously, is this a thing on github these days? Spam through PRs (and presumably also Issues)? Can it be mitigated?

But I'm pretty sure Github is not the main place to develop the Linux kernel. I believe they have their own git servers and GH is only a mirror, so maybe PRs from GH are ignored altogether? IDK

[-] yogurtwrong@lemmy.world 75 points 2 months ago

Linux kernel does not accept contributions from github so this repo was always like that

The only new thing here is this

[-] errer@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Why is it on github then? What’s the point?

[-] jokro@feddit.org 68 points 2 months ago

It's basically a read only mirror with links to the right place. That makes it easier to find or clone for many people

[-] frongt@lemmy.zip 26 points 2 months ago

Why do they accept PRs then? Pretty sure you can turn that off.

[-] Static_Rocket@lemmy.world 46 points 2 months ago

I'm pretty sure the mirror was setup before that was an option. No reason to turn it off now that it's a source of entertainment.

[-] koala@programming.dev 7 points 2 months ago

Is it an option? Can't find it. (But GitHub is confusing and I'm old, so maybe there's something?)

[-] Zamundaaa@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 months ago

Afaik you very much can not turn it off

[-] passepartout@feddit.org 27 points 2 months ago

I've heard maintainers getting spammed with AI generated Issues and stuff. This is just a stupid meme from some weeks ago, trying to merge some Anime ASCII Art into the Kernal Panic log message, because the kernel should be more weeb-friendly.

You're right, Linux Kernel development happens on an own cgit instance. Given how much Linus loves distraction, he'd be better off by not looking into Github at all.

[-] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago

Github enshittification...

[-] jjlinux@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah, surprising right? Right?

[-] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago

Well, no. As soon as the news was out I started looking for alternatives, and moved there. That was 2017. I still have my GH account though, and ever since then I'm watching the decline, like adding of premium features (read: removal of basic functionality for puny mortals).

[-] jjlinux@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

Yup, I still keep mine, and have barely used it in the last 2 years. I moved to self-hosted git the moment I heard MicroShit was buying it.

[-] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago

Back then I didn't trust myself to self-host that. Needlessly! It's not hard and i already had my server anyhow. But yeah, read the signs of the times and get out before, IDK, they claim your intellectual property or you get addicted to the quasi social media addons.

[-] limer@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 months ago

Spam through PRs (and presumably also Issues)?

Why stop at dating? I just realized other possibilities, like “we have trying to reach you about your car insurance”

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Were you trying to say "extended warranty?"

[-] UpperBroccoli 5 points 2 months ago

Kernel undercarriage rust inhibitor.

There are some older Linux kernel developers who might actually be interested in that, too.

[-] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago

I'll merge your pull request if you agree to my no-pull-out request 😈

[-] ferric_carcinization@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 months ago

What about "I'll accept your pull request if you accept my merge request"?

[-] itkovian@lemmy.world 84 points 2 months ago

Anything can be a dating app, if you are desperate enough.

On that note, I am looking for smart, charming and funny girl, who is willing to date me.. /s

[-] daggermoon@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

I also am looking for what this guy is looking for and I can cook, clean, and sing Wheel in the Sky. I also use Arch btw.

[-] serenissi@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

I mean I'm exactly opposite but sure!

[-] itkovian@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

I will take what I get, I guess..i

[-] ki9@lemmy.gf4.pw 3 points 2 months ago

Yeah I am a hot girl. Send me a monero and I will send you a pic of ~~a hot girl~~ me.

[-] itkovian@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Monero 15. I hope they are enough.

[-] Unlix86 32 points 2 months ago

Woof c:

[-] princessnorah 15 points 2 months ago

hai puppy!! :3

[-] Unlix86 4 points 2 months ago

Woof :D

[-] princessnorah 2 points 2 months ago

Dat's right! Clever little puppything :3

[-] Unlix86 2 points 2 months ago

Am puppygirl c:

[-] princessnorah 2 points 2 months ago

waow! (basedbasedbased)

[-] Unlix86 1 points 2 months ago

Woof woof woof woof woof woof woof :D

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 25 points 2 months ago

... did c/unix_surrealism predict this or did it somehow fall though the cracks of reality translations?

[-] Nuage 5 points 2 months ago

Which comic strip are you refering to ?

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 3 points 2 months ago

I'm not, I don't remember anything directly related to this, but it just didn't feel far off, like a nice titbit/random mention of a great love story long forgotten that lives is a short legend.

[-] Tiuku@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

Heck this looks like a great community. Thanks for the ref!

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Def, wholesome on whole new inconspicuous levels.
(Also lore so depressing that it makes me feel like a still relatively optimistic person. Which I'm not. But the feeling is nice.)

[-] notarobot@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

Xkcd

[-] solrize@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 months ago

One of the programmers where I worked left the project to do other things. So our project lead opened a bug ticket in our public tracker to find a replacement. Sure enough, we got some candidates that way.

[-] recklessengagement@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Damn. I need to learn how to use git.

[-] daggermoon@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I would also like a goddess to worship

[-] Coleslaw4145@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Does this count as a git pull?

[-] Auth@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

dam they're gonna turn off PRs

[-] ki9@lemmy.gf4.pw 3 points 2 months ago

I am not a kernel dev but I am pretty sure all issues/patches are sent/reviewed over the mail list. I think the gh issues are ignored and should probably be turned off.

[-] WbrJr@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

That resolves my confusion. I was wandering what is going on, if its a meme or what. But that's actually pretty funny. Its a way to gatekeep kernel dev for people who are willing to put in effort, which shows it's important to them making commits more serious I guess? Like it hinders people to do the AI spam shit that curl reported, on the other hand it also hinders getting into Linux dev a bit by making it more complicated than just a little pull request

[-] StechLinux@europe.pub 7 points 2 months ago

Tinder: open source edition

[-] thevoidzero@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Wait, are there repo that just has dating info? You just make PR for your profile. Honestly with GitHub free pages we could definitely do that lol

[-] mitexleo@lemmy.buddyverse.net 3 points 2 months ago

WTF!

[-] JizzmasterD@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Democratization.

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