> if my code went that sort of treatment, I would probably be in tears. I think the reason Linus feels justified in being an asshole is that he feels you can't

> if my code went that sort of treatment, I would probably be in tears. I think the reason Linus feels justified in being an asshole is that he feels you can't accidentally write code this way. Rather, he thinks it's someone trying to make themselves look smart at the expense of the project, which is itself assholish behavior. I'm not saying he's right, but if you look at it from his perspective it's at least logically consistent.