• Linus Torvalds added hidden tabs to Kconfig to challenge parsers that can’t handle them.
  • Tabs were intentionally added to the common Kconfig file for page sizes to expose faulty parsers.
  • Torvalds believes parsers unable to handle tabs shouldn’t be parsing kernel Kconfig files, aiming to force fixes.
  • @WldFyre
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    121 days ago

    But they didn’t use swear adjacent words, they self censored some letters from a cuss word. I even said “just use a different word.”

    • @blind3rdeye
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      021 days ago

      Oh my god! You’re right! I see now! Thanks for clarifying that. It was totally absurdly juvenile and silly of them to write like that. Should we really even tolerate that kind of behaviour here on lemmy? I didn’t understand how bad it was until you explained it to me - but I’m sure glad you did, because now it is so crystal clear that the way that they expressed themselves was ridiculous and possibly even harmful to the community.

      • @WldFyre
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        121 days ago

        Do you also think “lets go Brandon” is more civil than “fuck Joe Biden”?

        I was just pointing out it was silly that they “don’t want to generate” cuss words, but instead of just saying a different word, they still just cuss. It’s a weird mental block that doesn’t make sense.

        • @blind3rdeye
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          021 days ago

          Yeah. It makes no sense. A totally crazy mental block. Irrational and nonsensical. No sane person would ever write like that. No chance anyone would ever want to express themselves in that way unless that had some kind of twisted sinister motive. We shouldn’t allow that kind of thing here. We need to make sure everyone on lemmy knows that it is not what we want in this community. Lets keep this discussion going to make sure this wisdom is heard.