> In other words, to nobodies surprise, Linus lets his ego stand in the way of correct technical solutions. I also noticed the difference between the two, and

> In other words, to nobodies surprise, Linus lets his ego stand in the way of correct technical solutions. I also noticed the difference between the two, and you highlight important aspects of it. But are you sure the cause is ego so much as age? When I got into Linux, I was a kid. I had a lot of time, and that gave me a certain kind of patience and determination for tinkering, for customizing, for breaking and fixing things, and for learning to do things in new ways. By comparison, nowadays I'm pretty much a grumpy old man when it comes to my desktop environment and software management tools: I like using my computer a handful of ways, and when I am in an environment that can't support a pretty similar workflow, I find it very irritating. Linus also has a more bespoke setup, using a somewhat cutting edge hardware configuration, and he likely has more responsibilities than Luke at home (he has children!). I do think there is an ego element: Linus thinks of himself as someone who's technically competent— who knows how to use computers— and being in an environment where working like he's used to doesn't work well is probably especially frustrating on that basis. But I don't think it's all of it. I hope other readers don't dismiss all of your observations just because of your apparent personal animus for Linus. This, though: > In other words, to nobodies surprise, Linus lets his ego stand in the way of correct technical solutions. > correct technical solutions We should be pretty careful about how we use the concept of ‘correctness’ when we're talking about desktop operating systems run on our personal computers for activities we undertake for pleasure. Otherwise we can end up saying something pretty silly.