> Well, Linus himself did think that his behavior was a big enough issue that he took serious steps to do something about it, and is now a completely different

> Well, Linus himself did think that his behavior was a big enough issue that he took serious steps to do something about it, and is now a completely different person in mailing lists. Sure, but as another counterpoint to OP, that was after two decades of producing value (not just Linux but also Git).