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Linus doesn't deserve to be in his position. Technical merit doesn't excuse being a horrible manager of people.

by dwb 11y ago

sarciszewski 11y ago
> Linus doesn't deserve to be in his position. What exactly do you mean by "in his position"? It's his project that he started years ago. His participation is likened to a monarchy, not a democracy. His further involvement is, therefore, not something that can be decided by an election. He doesn't deserve to be in his position with respect to a project he started and owns? That doesn't make any damn sense.
- norea-armozel 11y ago
  Or maybe since he can't communicate without expletives or being overly coarse he can appoint someone else to the task of explaining the problems with code contributions?
  - sarciszewski 11y ago
    > Or maybe ... he can appoint someone else to the task of explaining the problems with code contributions? Of course he can, but that doesn't mean he will.
  - arguseyes 11y ago
    Or maybe he doesn't care about random cultural norms of some region on this planet ... and doesn't need to? Should he end all his messages with "Long live our dear leader Kim Jong-Un" to not offend North-Koreans?
    - norea-armozel 11y ago
      This is not equivalent to what I've stated, but thanks for strawmanning my point entirely. :)
      - arguseyes 11y ago
        The example was intentionally far-fetched to encourage you to step out of your filter bubble.
- dwb 11y ago
  Yes, I'm saying that he doesn't deserve to be in charge of a project he started and owns. It's bigger than just his pet project now, it affects lots of people and many people spend a significant fraction of their life working on it.
  - sarciszewski 11y ago
    > It's bigger than just his pet project now, it affects lots of people and many people spend a significant fraction of their life working on it. Tough shit. It's still his project. If people don't like how he runs it, they can choose to instead contribute their time elsewhere. Any argument for him to step down from owning and operating the Linux kernel, that doesn't accompany a complete replacement for the Linux kernel, is naught but entitlement. Hate Linus? Contribute to FreeBSD.
such_a_casual 11y ago
In what way is he a horrible manager of people? Look at the impact of his projects.
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Linus doesn't deserve to be in his position. Technical merit doesn't excuse being a horrible manager of people.

by dwb 11y ago

Linus doesn't deserve to be in his position. Technical merit doesn't excuse being a horrible manager of people.

> Linus doesn't deserve to be in his position. What exactly do you mean by "in his position"? It's his project that he started years ago. His participation is likened to a monarchy, not a democracy. His further involvement is, therefore, not something that can be decided by an election. He doesn't deserve to be in his position with respect to a project he started and owns? That doesn't make any damn sense.

norea-armozel 11y ago
Or maybe since he can't communicate without expletives or being overly coarse he can appoint someone else to the task of explaining the problems with code contributions?
- sarciszewski 11y ago
  > Or maybe ... he can appoint someone else to the task of explaining the problems with code contributions? Of course he can, but that doesn't mean he will.
- arguseyes 11y ago
  Or maybe he doesn't care about random cultural norms of some region on this planet ... and doesn't need to? Should he end all his messages with "Long live our dear leader Kim Jong-Un" to not offend North-Koreans?
  - norea-armozel 11y ago
    This is not equivalent to what I've stated, but thanks for strawmanning my point entirely. :)
    - arguseyes 11y ago
      The example was intentionally far-fetched to encourage you to step out of your filter bubble.
dwb 11y ago
Yes, I'm saying that he doesn't deserve to be in charge of a project he started and owns. It's bigger than just his pet project now, it affects lots of people and many people spend a significant fraction of their life working on it.
- sarciszewski 11y ago
  > It's bigger than just his pet project now, it affects lots of people and many people spend a significant fraction of their life working on it. Tough shit. It's still his project. If people don't like how he runs it, they can choose to instead contribute their time elsewhere. Any argument for him to step down from owning and operating the Linux kernel, that doesn't accompany a complete replacement for the Linux kernel, is naught but entitlement. Hate Linus? Contribute to FreeBSD.

such_a_casual 11y ago

In what way is he a horrible manager of people? Look at the impact of his projects.

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