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There are plenty of people who can deal with a rational explanation about why they are wrong, but who are not able to deal with being bullied. As I wrote in a
by TomVDB 8y ago
There are plenty of people who can deal with a rational explanation about why they are wrong, but who are not able to deal with being bullied.
As I wrote in a different comment in this thread: I would never consider contributing to the kernel because of the chance (minute as it may be) of getting the Linus-of-old treatment.
- jlawson 8y agoUse of the word "bully" here is concept creep. Bullying is a sustained pattern of targeted verbal or physical aggression. A person insulting your work is not "bullying" unless they're doing it in a targeted, continuous way in order to get at you personally. It's just "insulting". More on why you should not be using concept creep: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/04/concept-creep/477939/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/04/concept...
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