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In military terms Linus is the president of his world (the Linux kernel). In the military with all the hierarchy this wouldn't happen because no small private
by ralfn 8y ago
In military terms Linus is the president of his world (the Linux kernel).
In the military with all the hierarchy this wouldn't happen because no small private would be arrogant enough to throw their opinion in the top generals and president face without being asked.
The whole point of the rudeness is that it does give space for people to voice their opinion irregardless of their rank. Only at the risk of being somewhat insulted.
- alexkrycek 8y agoThe point is that swearing is not equal to honesty. It's just additional emotional metadata.
- umadtho9000 8y agoAnd this is bad? You would prefer having all metadata substituted by a fake smile?:)
- alexkrycek 8y agoWhen did we start equating swearing with honesty? It would be strange to hear a prosecutor tell a witness, "You're not swearing - I need you to stop lying". If anything, swearing clouds what you really mean. "Is he saying 'fuck' because he thinks the policy was unfairly applied, or because it was misunderstood? I don't know bro, but at least he's being honest".