I actually agree with him on the term "professionalism", and I've come out against the term "maturity" for the same reasons. That said, Linus is a jerk. He sa

I actually agree with him on the term "professionalism", and I've come out against the term "maturity" for the same reasons. That said, Linus is a jerk. He says things that are aimed to hurt people. It's one thing to 'not think about it', or to not 'play into the game'. But he goes well beyond that, saying things that are mean and vitriolic. He can get away with it, he's a genius coder, yeah, all true. He's still a jerk.