> And fix your approach to kernel programming. At times I've admired Linus's tendency to not sugar coat things. Sometimes things need to be said bluntly. In th

> And fix your approach to kernel programming. At times I've admired Linus's tendency to not sugar coat things. Sometimes things need to be said bluntly. In this case, however, despite being correct, his message would have been stronger without all of the personal insults. While the maintainer submitted a patch that was clearly the wrong approach, it's a bit ironic that the one who needed to fix their approach to kernel programming was actually Linus. I can't imagine how awful it must have felt to be at the receiving end of feedback like that. I'm glad that there is now a Code of Conduct and that Linus has started to work on fixing his approach.