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I have a huge problem with what you're saying - you are nowhere establishing what would be going TOO FAR, or how people should react, if they believe he has gon
by VikingCoder 13y ago
I have a huge problem with what you're saying - you are nowhere establishing what would be going TOO FAR, or how people should react, if they believe he has gone too far.
For a completely imperfect analogy, it's okay that [project leader X] makes some sexual jokes every now and then. But if he sexually assaulted someone, that would be too far.
Is it possible, in your mind, for Linus to go TOO FAR in one of his rants, what would that look like, and how should people react if it happens?
Sarah thinks it's already happened, that he's already gone too far. Where do you propose to draw the line? Because there I believe there IS a line.
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- sanoli 13y agoIf he wasn't communicating through emails, it probably would have been considered as going too far already. And he probably doesn't rant the same way when talking face-to-face with others, or when dealing with people outside of the tech/Linux community.
- grannyg00se 13y agoNot so sure. Didn't he tell an entire company to go fuck themselves and throw them the middle finger on public video? And as a bonus, I think it resulted in a positive outcome. http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/06/nvidia-addresses-linus-torvalds-fuck-you-nvidia-remark/ http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/06/nvidia-addresses-linus-torv...
- sanoli 13y agoYou just proved my point. He wasn't talking face to face with an Nvidia engineer and told him "hey, you suck, fuck you!". He acts like this behind email and a video camera. Maybe he can behave the same way face to face in his very civilized Finland, I don't know. Where I'm from, he would probably get beat-up.
- flagnog 13y agoAnd that's the beauty of the GPL - if you whiny fucks don't like it, fork it.
- VikingCoder 13y agoBefore that point, it should theoretically be possible to have an intervention for Linus.