Also (having followed him for decades now), I think its very important to remember that Linus lives and dies by the maxim: get the kernel working, or gtfo. Thi

Also (having followed him for decades now), I think its very important to remember that Linus lives and dies by the maxim: get the kernel working, or gtfo. Things which intentionally destroy a running instance of Linux, or in some way render the kernel less valuable to the end-user really, really piss Linus off - in this context. I believe this is a key aspect of the Linux evolution: the only people of any value and import, feelings-wise, are the users. Not the developers, not security experts, and so on. He has done everything to ensure that the focus stays on working code, and not feelings, but .. when he has to .. he sure climbs the tree and jumps hard on anyone trying to cut into this substance of the Linux zeitgeist. Make it valuable to the user, or gtfo.