But is that really what this thread shows? It didn't show that for me. What I got out of the thread was that Linus had a solid & rational argument justified b

But is that really what this thread shows? It didn't show that for me. What I got out of the thread was that Linus had a solid & rational argument justified by actual technical reasons, which was ignored by Eric. I did not see where Linus was leaning on pure ability.