Well, yes. He was both polite ~ yet criticizing. His expressed his annoyance in a great way. "Complete garbage" is polite for Linus, compared to his old style

Well, yes. He was both polite ~ yet criticizing. His expressed his annoyance in a great way. "Complete garbage" is polite for Linus, compared to his old style. Still brutal, yet effective. Linus is something of genius when it comes to criticism, whether he's swearing and venting, or coldly and bluntly saying the above to make a point.