I guess you're right that Linus was saying that -- after all, he considers the standard to be less important than toilet paper. Regardless, if standards should

I guess you're right that Linus was saying that -- after all, he considers the standard to be less important than toilet paper. Regardless, if standards should be questioned, then surely Linus also should be questioned. I think a better rule would be: Appealing to the standard is sufficient reason for a change, unless a good argument can be made that the standard is BS.