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I think you need to read the email again. You failed to see his point. You are trying to create uniformity and conformance, which is not in our nature. Some pe
by nextw33k 13y ago
I think you need to read the email again. You failed to see his point.
You are trying to create uniformity and conformance, which is not in our nature. Some people are polite, others are not (Linus for example). The working environment of the kernel mailing list is public and subject to harsh language because it's run (rather successfully it could easily be concluded) with the philosophy that people should be able to express themselves.
- jonahx 13y agoi see his point, i just disagree with it. i said this in another comment, but your logic would apply equally well to physical abuse: "you are trying to create uniformity and conformance, but people are different. some people are kind and patient with their children, others are explosive and sometimes beat them. some of those children grow up to be very successful and hit their children. who are you to tell people how to raise their children?" to be clear, i am not saying linus's swearing in an email is even the same league as child abuse, but the logical argument above and the one you are making is the same. honestly, it just seems like a clever piece of rhetoric to justify treating people any way you please. it reminds me of the evangelical christians here who are against gay marriage, and argue that they are the victims now because they can no longer preach against homosexuality in peace, and lobby for laws against it, what with all the liberal media painting them as monsters and not respecting their rights to express their own religious beliefs