I've called Linus an utter asshole many times before, I have no problem calling him an asshole when he is one. I've made big career changes because I was sick o

I've called Linus an utter asshole many times before, I have no problem calling him an asshole when he is one. I've made big career changes because I was sick of certain toxic people in open source projects. I'm not defending Assholes In OpenSource(TM). I just don't think this is an instance. He isn't personally insulting the person, the person was defending a choice that anyone exposed to kernel development should know does not meet fundamental expectations. After 3 weeks, that requires some bluntness. There's a thicker-than-fine line between being hostile to new contributors and being unkind, and tolerating bad practices from people who ought to know better.