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"So much swearing..." Yes, yes, that's Linus. Most of us have learned to get past that.
by icelancer 8y ago
"So much swearing..."
Yes, yes, that's Linus. Most of us have learned to get past that.
- dragontamer 8y ago> Most of us have learned to get past that. Have we really? The post is over 100+ points right now. People seem to LIKE this swearing thing Linus does. I don't think its healthy for the general programming community. The tone that was written here is certainly not acceptable behavior on YCombinator in general. But we put up with Linus because... well... Linus is an elevated programmer and we all respect him. For better or for worse.
- icelancer 8y agoPretty much. You don't get one without the other. So it is what it is.
- zaarn 8y agoI think it gets points because Linus' Rants are usually good breeding ground for some discussion on various things. Also don't forget to contrast the occasional (about ~1/month) rant with the thousands of emails where he's level headed and polite.
- cmurf 8y agoSome of us find it reassuring someone cares enough to go on hyperbolic comedic rants from time to time. I know I enjoy seeing the moon pretty much every day, it's reassuring, even if it's made of cheese.
- icelancer 8y agoI think people misunderstood my comment. I'm very pro-Linus swearing, inasmuch as he just is who he is and people shaming him for swearing are yelling at clouds.