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I never really understood why people complain about Linus personality. If you don't like it go somewhere else nobody is forcing you to code for Linux. Fork it

I never really understood why people complain about Linus personality. If you don't like it go somewhere else nobody is forcing you to code for Linux. Fork it and make your own.

iliaznk 8y ago
Right, but why does an adult have to behave like a spoiled little princess anyway?
- iliaznk 8y ago
  Funny, that people adore when Linus does it, but dislike when somebody else does that to Linus... Okay, whatever.
- coldtea 8y ago
  It's actually like a rough drill sergeant. "Spoiled little princesses" are those that can't take some strong words and need hugs and smiles...
  - mark_edward 8y ago
    It's also people who throw fits with little provocation when they don't like things, which sounds fitting to me. Seriously, the thing gets merged anyway but he has to "express himself"
    - brynjolf 8y ago
      I found your post aggressive. Will you please change it to appease me?
      - mark_edward 8y ago
        I see what you're doing, and it doesn't make any sense. I just said I didn't like a pointless display of emotion, and so you do a "satirical" emotional appeal?
yellowapple 8y ago
> Fork it and make your own Even Google couldn't pull that off with Android.
- iliaznk 8y ago
  Another question is would Linux become what it's become if everyone would really have just forked it?
  - Brian_K_White 8y ago
    Another question is would Linux become what it's become if only nice polite guys were allowed to code it?
    - iliaznk 8y ago
      That's irrelevant, nobody's talking about allowing or not allowing to participate, but accepting help while insulting the helpers, seems disgusting to me and I really find it weird that some people readily accept that while demanding respect and politeness in other situations. Double standards – that's what it is.
      - Grollicus 8y ago
        I don't see him here "insulting the helpers". He's saying the argument for this change is bad, he's saying a bunch of things in the C standard are bad, but there's nothing personal there.
      - ianbooker 8y ago
        Then you do not understand the whole point of asking this question. Its speculative whether the counterfactual "Linus is nice to everyone"-Kernel would be better or worse. Both options are possible. Like everywhere in capitalism, just being nice and doing the right thing must not always select you as a winner...
  - signa11 8y ago
    > ... if everyone would really have just forked it? well, if you can keep pace with it, why not ?
zaarn 8y ago
Linus shows this behavior more rarely rather than often (about once a month) and usually in the direction of people he knows can take a bit of a rant.
- Angostura 8y ago
  Yeh, I get the impression he does it with people he would have a beer with.

I never really understood why people complain about Linus personality. If you don't like it go somewhere else nobody is forcing you to code for Linux. Fork it and make your own.

iliaznk 8y ago

Right, but why does an adult have to behave like a spoiled little princess anyway?

iliaznk 8y ago
Funny, that people adore when Linus does it, but dislike when somebody else does that to Linus... Okay, whatever.
coldtea 8y ago
It's actually like a rough drill sergeant. "Spoiled little princesses" are those that can't take some strong words and need hugs and smiles...
- mark_edward 8y ago
  It's also people who throw fits with little provocation when they don't like things, which sounds fitting to me. Seriously, the thing gets merged anyway but he has to "express himself"
  - brynjolf 8y ago
    I found your post aggressive. Will you please change it to appease me?
    - mark_edward 8y ago
      I see what you're doing, and it doesn't make any sense. I just said I didn't like a pointless display of emotion, and so you do a "satirical" emotional appeal?

yellowapple 8y ago

> Fork it and make your own Even Google couldn't pull that off with Android.

iliaznk 8y ago
Another question is would Linux become what it's become if everyone would really have just forked it?
- Brian_K_White 8y ago
  Another question is would Linux become what it's become if only nice polite guys were allowed to code it?
  - iliaznk 8y ago
    That's irrelevant, nobody's talking about allowing or not allowing to participate, but accepting help while insulting the helpers, seems disgusting to me and I really find it weird that some people readily accept that while demanding respect and politeness in other situations. Double standards – that's what it is.
    - Grollicus 8y ago
      I don't see him here "insulting the helpers". He's saying the argument for this change is bad, he's saying a bunch of things in the C standard are bad, but there's nothing personal there.
    - ianbooker 8y ago
      Then you do not understand the whole point of asking this question. Its speculative whether the counterfactual "Linus is nice to everyone"-Kernel would be better or worse. Both options are possible. Like everywhere in capitalism, just being nice and doing the right thing must not always select you as a winner...
- signa11 8y ago
  > ... if everyone would really have just forked it? well, if you can keep pace with it, why not ?

zaarn 8y ago

Linus shows this behavior more rarely rather than often (about once a month) and usually in the direction of people he knows can take a bit of a rant.

Angostura 8y ago
Yeh, I get the impression he does it with people he would have a beer with.