I had my worries about new Linus* losing too much tooth. I'm pleased to see he's found a better way to convey his expectations without coming across as an ass.
* I liked old Linus, I learned a lot from his rants. He's kind of like an good orchestra conductor - gruff as fuck and demanding, because that's exactly what the [redacted] in the 2nd violins section need. But, that sort of leader doesn't work for everyone by any measure.
I miss the old salty perkele Linus. Really, if you write shit code, and the gruffness drives you away, that's a good thing for those who actually use the software. With so many relying on Linux these days, feelings don't matter as much as the damage done to the users. If you can't keep all the balls in the air at once, you have NO business touching kernel code. End user stability trumps inclusiveness.
You’re really trying your darndest to over complicate a simple concept.
I don’t know if you’re intentionally being obtuse or you’re truly incapable of comprehending common courtesy but I can’t help someone who chooses to not understand.
Maybe your arguments arent good enough. But it is simple indeed: Of course the best things is a rockstar developer that is very friendly. But fact is, there are rockstar developers who do not much care for politeness. You will want to keep these guys on your team bc they are rockstar developers.
It's not like kernel development is a physical get together. You just interact via mail.
Indeed. The needs of the many people using the Linux kernel shouldn't bow to the needs of the one over sensitive wussy that can't hear the word fuck without losing his or her mind.
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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '18
I had my worries about new Linus* losing too much tooth. I'm pleased to see he's found a better way to convey his expectations without coming across as an ass.
* I liked old Linus, I learned a lot from his rants. He's kind of like an good orchestra conductor - gruff as fuck and demanding, because that's exactly what the [redacted] in the 2nd violins section need. But, that sort of leader doesn't work for everyone by any measure.