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homura1650 ,

1 line of code?

Amateur, I changed 1 byte of code in the Linux kernel!

It was random driver with something along the lines of “if (hardware_version > 3) fail()”.

One day we got a new shipment of hardware that wasn’t working for some reason until I upped that 3 to a 4.

bjoern_tantau ,
@bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de avatar

That’s 3 bits, from 00110011 to 00110100. Can anyone top that?

Wilzax ,

I’ve changed 0 bits of the kernel

SaharaMaleikuhm ,

If you revert a change that’s negative bits. You can do it!

trashgirlfriend ,

Someone needs to hit us with “I convinced someone to not contribute to the kernel”

Kyouki ,

Myself, because I’m stupid with coding.

cactusupyourbutt ,

Linus does this well enough on his own, he doesnt need help

ImplyingImplications ,

Actual code!? Most of us have to settle for fixing a grammatical error in the documentation

ICastFist ,
@ICastFist@programming.dev avatar

How I feel like after contributing

https://programming.dev/pictrs/image/0d3690ad-1133-4ea0-86d4-b6a251ea4378.png

henfredemars ,

I was thinking about trying to contribute, but the code I was fixing is filled with so many workarounds that I’m terrified of breaking one.

TimeSquirrel ,
@TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org avatar

"What if I just change this a bit..."

segmentation fault

"Nope, nope, let's put that mystery code back..."

rtxn ,

Do not touch The Coconut!

foggy ,

These days id prefer a developer produce negative lines of code without breaking anything.

Skullgrid ,
@Skullgrid@lemmy.world avatar

I want to roll back my commits, not make more!

bjoern_tantau ,
@bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de avatar

Wasn’t there a kernel release a few years back that actually resulted in less code? Or at least at some huge part?

elvith ,

As experience tells me, every program contains at least one bug.

Experience also tells me, that you can remove the buggy line of code and the program will still not work as intended.

From this follows, that every program can be reduced to a single line of code that doesn’t work as intended.

bjoern_tantau ,
@bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de avatar

Still asking myself what that four year old girl who contributed to the kernel is doing today. Hopefully she goes into IT somewhere, she’d have a killer résumé.

0x4E4F OP ,
@0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works avatar

Sauce?

cygnus ,
@cygnus@lemmy.ca avatar

git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/…/commit/?id=…

Hedlosa ,

Omg thank you much lol

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