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I agree. I was looking for the irony in that message where Linus didn't follow his own style guidelines...

• drivingmenuts 15y ago
  Isn't the head guy pretty much allowed to ignore style guidelines in his own project? I'm not saying that's a good thing, mind you.
  • billpatrianakos 15y ago
    I don't think anyone is allowed to ignore guidelines. When you know the rules well, you are allowed to bend and break them when it makes sense. But people as a group are often not thoughtful so we have to apply rules to everyone even though a few individuals don't need rules applied to the, because they know what they're doing and generally don't cause trouble. If we leave it up the masses to be on the honor system then the problem would be much larger. Everyone thinks they're awesome enough to bend the rules when they aren't. It always seems like the people who suck the most are the ones who believe they're the most skilled too. Why is that?
    • tomjen3 15y ago
      Guidelines, by definition, only exist to guide people. So yes, you are allowed to wander past them, ignore them, and use them as you believe most efficient.