>Why do people keep tiptoeing around this man? Because they can't write a rule-abiding patch set and yet feel the pressure to deliver off of their half-baked c

>Why do people keep tiptoeing around this man? Because they can't write a rule-abiding patch set and yet feel the pressure to deliver off of their half-baked code. Under the pressure from their customers/bosses/whomever, they try to weasel their way in with nice words rather than with merit. Patches that go by the rules and merge cleanly are graciously welcome. No tiptoeing ever needed or expected. Also, they could "just fork Linux", but nobody would take such project seriously without a well-established leader always on guard to reject any code smell. You don't get repeatable success spanning decades, and “World domination. Fast.” [1] without a focused and stern leader like Torvalds, Jobs, Bezos, or Musk. Polite committees give us C++11 and XHTML 2.0 and POSIX and other such footguns, because nobody stood up and called out bullshiters on their bullshit. On that note, watch Python, now that Guido the BDFL is no more. [1] https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/36 https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/36