It occurs to me that these rants of Linus’ would get him banned on this site. It also occurs to me that it only works because people give him a wide bearth, bec

It occurs to me that these rants of Linus’ would get him banned on this site. It also occurs to me that it only works because people give him a wide bearth, because otherwise it’s just people “screaming” at each other, the very thing that the rules of this site seek to avoid. The notion that emphasis, memorability, and clarity can only be achieved by acting like a child having a tantrum runs contrary to the platform on which this discussion is being had. I don’t know if that matters, but it strikes me as odd that people who seem to appreciate how this site works think that Linus is some exception because of just how mission critical he is. I also think it likely reflects the lack of soft skills some here have that they can’t imagine a better way being as or more effective, despite the living example of HN itself.