This has absolutely nothing to do with Linus winning or losing. Only with how he goes about winning. If he wins an argument in ways that alienate contributors,

This has absolutely nothing to do with Linus winning or losing. Only with how he goes about winning. If he wins an argument in ways that alienate contributors, then he’s ultimately losing. There’s no reason he can’t be assertive without being toxic. I for one give him more credit than that. Calling people names is he laziest and least productive way to argue your point.