I watched Linus's TED Talk where he's being interviewed (which is unusual in TED Talk format). [0] He seemed so nice and I thought he was so cool, like a hero

I watched Linus's TED Talk where he's being interviewed (which is unusual in TED Talk format). [0] He seemed so nice and I thought he was so cool, like a hero in the CS world. I want to rationalize and defend him because his behavior in this email thread doesn't match my preexisting conception of him but I realize that would be a mistake. I don't think he needed to behave that way. I don't want to start an internet mob or turn this into a binary thing like "he's great!" or "he's awful!" are the only two possibilities. His accomplishments are really cool, but he doesn't have to be a dick. [0] https://www.ted.com/talks/linus_torvalds_the_mind_behind_linux https://www.ted.com/talks/linus_torvalds_the_mind_behind_lin...