>> His lack of manners is really shocking. Yes, it is. But it's his kernel and people choose to work on his kernel, and not a fork, in spite of his well known

>> His lack of manners is really shocking. Yes, it is. But it's his kernel and people choose to work on his kernel, and not a fork, in spite of his well known behaviour. He gets away with his antics because of his rock star status. On the other hand, I find Linus' own behaviour much less bothersome than people who behave like Linus who aren't even remotely at his stature.