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While Linus may be right, why is it that we always find only "Linus ranting out against people" threads that trend? In a positive way, why don't we have "Linus

While Linus may be right, why is it that we always find only "Linus ranting out against people" threads that trend? In a positive way, why don't we have "Linus gets ranted against" posts? Is it because Linus is always right? Or is it because nobody speaks up against Linus? Or is it because Linus isn't actively coding much since git days? Or is it just because it happens but doesn't get as much visibility? I'm just asking this to see if this culture is one way or goes both ways...

ralfn 8y ago
Since even the people complaining about it are eating it up like donuts. They just don't want to admit it turns them on. The honest reaction to any post like this is to just report it because the only entertainment factor is the drama.
finnthehuman 8y ago
>I'm just asking this to see if this culture is one way or goes both ways... That won't tell you anything about LKML culture, either. If you want a better sense of lkml than social media hot takes can deliver, go lurk it for a month.
bjconlan 8y ago
This is a very good question. I wonder if we're just rubbernecking the train wreck that is Linus' management style. All his responses come from A "care personally" perspective but I'm still not sure if this is what you would call "radical candor". Either way stay tuned. I really hope we don't loose Linus to burnout on things like this but some days I wish he was more tactful with his responses (particularly to people that look to be trying to "fix" a problem which is seemingly inline with standards even if said person doesn't realise the real world implications)