That's a good rhetorical play by Torvalds... But the norms of "professionalism" that Sharp is invoking aren't just arbitrary rules. Of course the specific situa

That's a good rhetorical play by Torvalds... But the norms of "professionalism" that Sharp is invoking aren't just arbitrary rules. Of course the specific situation on this mailing list is different from a corporate office. But when Linus semi-jokingly says "I'm in my bedroom wearing a bathrobe, why should I be professional?" it sounds to me like he's trying to evade responsibility for his communicative behavior.