There's always a surge in people who defend and even mimic Linus's tone whenever a post like this gets popular. People love being that smart guy who gets to fee

There's always a surge in people who defend and even mimic Linus's tone whenever a post like this gets popular. People love being that smart guy who gets to feels entitled to act obnoxiously because they're right - at least about one small thing. Reminds me of _that_ group in High School. It sounds like there was an expectation that Linux should support something that it doesn't, and whether it _should_ support it is up for debate. Totally agree about Linus's involvement in any communities. I assume part of it is that he feels personally attacked when something about Linux is challenged.