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Presumably your wife is dealing with complex issues where there are real conflicts that require real words, unlike this situation. This is a non-conflict that T
by richmarr 8y ago
Presumably your wife is dealing with complex issues where there are real conflicts that require real words, unlike this situation. This is a non-conflict that Torvalds turned into one.
In this case, Torvalds is swearing at someone who agrees with him (see Andy Shevchenko's response) because he hasn't bothered to seek clarification before calling it "pure and utter garbage".
- zwischenzug 8y agoI think people's ideas of what's a real conflict can vary. I don't know what Linus's motivation was, probably you know better than me. Is it possible he's trying to engender a culture where Andy pushes back harder on these rationales, rather than just being polite? Quoting Andy: Yeah, there were few reasons why I decide to make that patch (OK, it seems I staked on not the best reason).
- richmarr 8y agoIf Torvalds is trying to engender a culture by being the only one swearing then I'd be very curious where he learned that technique and how he was measuring its success over the many years he's exhibited that behaviour. Occam's Razor suggests that the more likely cause is that he's just an angry man who can't (or doesn't want to) moderate his behaviour. I don't want to assume too much about your wife's job or personality, but I'd also assume she would swear in a way that was reciprocal with those under therapy, based on a communication style they had established together... as opposed to her swearing at them while they were being perfectly polite.
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- zwischenzug 8y agoCan the maintenance of the Linux kernel be considered a success?
- richmarr 8y agoYour implication, that this aspect of Torvalds' interpersonal style is vindicated by Linux' success, is a classic Halo effect. Post hoc ergo propter hoc.
- zwischenzug 8y agoI'm answering your question: maybe that's how he measures its success.
- richmarr 8y agoSo your suggestion here is that Torvalds has some monthly 'Linux success' metrics and varies the amount and style of swearing based on those. It'd certainly make a good sitcom.
- zwischenzug 8y agoI was explicitly not talking about the therapy, but the management of the therapy. That's a key distinction here.
- richmarr 8y agoIn what way? Sorry, not sure what point you're making here.