All I can say is, people should read the whole thread. I don't think the examples presented by Sarah are all that good. Yes, Linus uses strong words but they ar

All I can say is, people should read the whole thread. I don't think the examples presented by Sarah are all that good. Yes, Linus uses strong words but they are not really ad hominem. He doesn't hate the people who made the errors, but he is angry since they "should have known better". He has a great point about email communication: that one really has to be more honest and open about feelings. And that obviously includes feelings of anger and frustration. Start from here: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=137391145411685&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=137391145411685&w=2 Update: bad -> good.