I get that Linus is adored for "rejecting political correctness" or "speaking truth to power", but this email just shows how little such rants can achieve: he m

I get that Linus is adored for "rejecting political correctness" or "speaking truth to power", but this email just shows how little such rants can achieve: he makes almost no argument, relying on his authority instead. i'm actually not quite sure what he's trying to achieve... There's no chance that a patch will make it into the kernel against his objections, so he doesn't really need to convince anybody. If he's trying to make a case against Intel, he's unlikely to succeed with the digital version of screaming expletives at people. I have absolutely no "moral" objections against the use of all the FUCKING BULLSHITS anybody wants. But there's a reason this style isn't used more often in politics/law/philosophy or any other profession trying to change peoples' minds: it really doesn't work. If anything, these rants show that Linus is unable to effectively use language to make his arguments. It makes him appear small, weak, and angry.