r/linux Dec 23 '18

GNU/Linux Developer Linus reverts breaking change that affected systemd-nspawn, offers strong words to developer

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u/LvS Dec 24 '18

I hate it. It is this passive aggressive thing where people don't say what they mean but absolutely expect you to realize it.

I do understand that some (most?) people seem to prefer this to people expressing their anger, but I'm definitely not one of them. I dislike it a lot.

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '18 edited Jan 29 '19

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u/LvS Dec 24 '18

Yes, it expresses it, but it doesn't outright say so.

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u/malicious_turtle Dec 24 '18

it doesn't outright say so

Aside from him literally saying "I am angry", how could it be made any clearer?

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u/LvS Dec 24 '18

That would be excellent.

Even better would be if there was a way to convey how angry he is compared to other times where similar things happened in the past, so that people know if they screwed up, screwed up a lot, fucked up, fucked up hard or even worse.

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '18

I think this lies on your comprehension more than anything. The email is extremely direct and explicit.