Expected by whom, exactly? The targets of Linus' ire aren't his colleagues, they're developers with unfounded opinions and more often than not, little experienc

Expected by whom, exactly? The targets of Linus' ire aren't his colleagues, they're developers with unfounded opinions and more often than not, little experience with the kernel. If someone publicly stated: "Why did you use C for the kernel? You should've used C++.", I'd probably call them a moron too.