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I would like to extend this point: "I'd rather have Linus Torvalds telling me I'm an idiot and my code is shit, than ... releasing kernel with my shitty code an
by 0xfeeddeadbeef 8y ago
I would like to extend this point: "I'd rather have Linus Torvalds telling me I'm an idiot and my code is shit, than ... releasing kernel with my shitty code and EVERYONE thinking that I'm an idiot".
- TeMPOraL 8y ago> ... releasing kernel with my shitty code and EVERYONE thinking that I'm an idiot Or, "releasing kernel with my shitty code and ruining the day for a lot of people."
- elcomet 8y agoBut this is a false dichotomy. They could just refuse your code without calling you an idiot.
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y agoOf course there exist examples of Linus calling or even implying that individual people / organisations are "idiots" and they are wrong (and he has acknowledged this). But in the vast majority of cases the criticism is aimed at the code itself and I genuinely don't see the issue with this.
- elcomet 8y agoNeither do I