Even the best of us burnout on the things we love doing

[zridling]

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[mwb1100]

I'm a little surprised that the article didn't mention the incident with Alan Cox: https://lkml.org/lkml/2009/7/28/375

... I've had enough. If you think that problem is easy to fix you fix it.

Have fun.

Maybe because Torvalds is a large part of the burn-out cause in that case (or at least the stick that broke the camel's back).

[40hz]

I think you need to look into the entire story behind that message from Cox and also the context in which that argument came up before identifying Torvalds as a root cause for somebody's burnout.


To my mind, there's a big difference between: (a) being burned out (b) giving up on something; and, (c) knowing exactly how much you're willing to put up with. I think Alan Cox's stepping down as TTY maintainer was far more a case of option-c than burnout. Most people that have followed Cox's career doubt somebody as prolific and as much of a character as he is could burn out.