> Huh? When are kernel developers in high stakes situations that require tact? Parent commenter made a comparison between Torvalds and politicians. I was explo

> Huh? When are kernel developers in high stakes situations that require tact? Parent commenter made a comparison between Torvalds and politicians. I was exploring that comparison. > If he'd lost control the criticism would be less technically grounded, and he wouldn't have merged the patch anyway. Losing control in one way doesn't mean losing control in all ways. Saying someone has "lost control" doesn't automatically mean that they've shat themselves, for example.