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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Linus responds to Hellwig - "the pull request you objected to DID NOT TOUCH THE DMA LAYER AT ALL... if you as a maintainer feel that you control who or what can use your code, YOU ARE WRONG." (lore.kernel.org)

submitted 2 days ago by that_leaflet@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25857381

Hellwig is the maintainer of the DMA subsystem. Hellwig previously blocked rust bindings for DMA code, which in part resulted in Hector Martin from stepping down as a kernel maintainer and eventually Asahi Linux as a whole.

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[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

What does glazer mean in this context? (English is my fourth language)

English is my first language and I also wondered. The definition in the other reply to you was only added to wiktionary last year. According to know your meme, it became popular on TikTok in 2023 and allegedly originated on discord in November 2021.

(wiktionary also has another definition which I've also never heard of before which has been there since 2007 with no quotations or other evidence of actual use...)

[–] freddydunningkruger@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A glazed donut is a pastry with a shiny coating of sugar covering it. The basic idea is that if you put someone's body-part in your mouth, for the purposes of this discussion, let's call it a "long finger", when it leaves your mouth, the wetness gives it a shiny look like it was glazed.

So to say you are glazing someone would mean you are such a fan of that person, you would be willing to make some parts of them really, really shiny with your mouth saliva.

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Nobody needed a description that borders on erotica fiction.

[–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago

Not the hero we needed, but the one I wanted.

[–] 0xd34d@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

I did 🤡