I can choose not to care (I'm not a Linux kernel developer), and this may not be representative of his communication on the whole (although there have been othe

I can choose not to care (I'm not a Linux kernel developer), and this may not be representative of his communication on the whole (although there have been other examples). This kind of language is however not good leadership IMO, and will backfire, because it is grotesquely insulting to the highly intelligent, capable and mature individuals who are the targets of such attacks. In my experience, the only people who may get away with such are dictators, authoritarians and thugs (and then only for a while). So don't try this at home, if you ask me.