To play devils advocate >In one of the talks by Linus he spoke of a developer who felt suicidal because Linus didn't want to include some work this particular

To play devils advocate >In one of the talks by Linus he spoke of a developer who felt suicidal because Linus didn't want to include some work this particular dev had done. Linus didn't cut the shit short when he should have, he let it drag out too long, which is why he acts the way he does now. It's a defence for him and the developers in the community. What is more, people remember abusive posts and will remember the mistakes.