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Sorry I probably missed something, but when was Linus Torvalds being a jerk? Sure, he showed finger to NVidia the company once, which was funny, but didn't harm
by deepsun 7y ago
Sorry I probably missed something, but when was Linus Torvalds being a jerk? Sure, he showed finger to NVidia the company once, which was funny, but didn't harm anyone. His mails are also very straightforward and up to the point, without diluting it with compliments, contrary to current cultural code.
I don't think skipping compliments equals to being a jerk. I'd look at actions, and I don't remember Linus did something nasty.
- bdcravens 7y agoLinus himself admitted to it: "My flippant attacks in emails have been both unprofessional and uncalled for. Especially at times when I made it personal. In my quest for a better patch, this made sense to me. I know now this was not OK and I am truly sorry. The above is basically a long-winded way to get to the somewhat painful personal admission that hey, I need to change some of my behavior, and I want to apologize to the people that my personal behavior hurt and possibly drove away from kernel development entirely." https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/9/16/167 https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/9/16/167
- deepsun 7y agoThanks, I stand corrected.
- bdcravens 7y agoHere's a good example of an email which is far more than to the point (he's actively insulting someone, and basically telling them they should die because of a technical decision): https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/7/6/495 https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/7/6/495