> The famous "characters" of open source are notorious, not famous. No one looks at a Linus rant and says "Wow I want to try my hand at adding a patch for Linux

> The famous "characters" of open source are notorious, not famous. No one looks at a Linus rant and says "Wow I want to try my hand at adding a patch for Linux!". No, they say "Wow, I want to have that kind of power!" This is where the disconnect is, I think. You stated this very confidently, presumably because it seems obvious to you that everyone would feel this way. But let me assure you, there are few things I would enjoy more as a programmer than having Linus critique my code, including the parts where he swears at me and calls me a moron who shouldn't be allowed within 50 feet of a computer. I had a couple different professors whose feedback on my work was often Linus-esque, and that's part of the reason why they were some of my favorite teachers. I can also assure you I am very much not alone in feeling this way. Now, this doesn't mean that allowing Linus style communication would be a good idea in most work environments and I wouldn't advocate for it, but your comment shows a pretty concerning lack of appreciation for the fact that a lot of people are wired very differently than you are. Codes of conduct like the one being laid out in this article are often seen by people like me as tyrannical - behave and interact in the way that we personally like best, or be cast out. So naturally, I work as hard as I can to prevent them from being put in place, and undermine them if and when they are. An attempt by the "woke" crowd to meet us thicker skinned types (for lack of a better way to describe it) is something I'd welcome with open arms, but nobody seems much interested in that.