Indeed, success is only potential times ability to work with other people. I still wonder what sort of company or business environment Linus works in. Nobody

Indeed, success is only potential times ability to work with other people. I still wonder what sort of company or business environment Linus works in. Nobody would have heard of general relativity if einstein would not have been let working in his labs for long hours. Often you'll have a very skilled technician and you will have to give him more space to achieve more work than other, but at some point, you still have to make this person work a little with others to make this one guy's contribution more valuable. Apart from that, I still believe we don't give enough chance to introvert types so that they can channel their work and prove their worth. Linux is a success mostly because Linus managed to channel his talent, but there are many untold stories nobody will remember about a talented guy that just gave up trying. I'm still siding with Linus because the system tend to not work properly for talented people in general. I'm sure he must have some sort of anger and frustration issue, and that mail somehow shows it.