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I am a very thick skinned person, I like people joking about me and like to joke about others, but let's get not confused about Linus, he's quite a character, I

by Trufa 11y ago

I am a very thick skinned person, I like people joking about me and like to joke about others, but let's get not confused about Linus, he's quite a character, I personally really like him (as far as I know him, basically his internet persona), but I can perfectly understand how it doesn't fit with a lot of people. I find the following phrase hilarious: >> I find people who think open-source is anti-capitalism to be kind of naive and slightly stupid. Now, even if I find it particularly funny, I'm not sure if that's the best face for open source, maybe someone less confrontative and more politically correct would be better suited, but he is who he is, and his contribution to open source, well, need no explanation. Even so, I wonder if Linux and open source in general would benefit from having a more friendly / approachable face and have Linus in the technical side of things. It's not something that's easy to change though because it wasn't a decision, it's something that just is.

ksk 11y ago
Well, I think that instead people should be more accepting towards others' personal imperfections. Political correctness should be avoided at all costs because it's by definition a kind of dishonest manipulation.
- cpncrunch 11y ago
  I don't think it's "political correctness" to prefer not to be verbally abused. Linus has admitted that he doesn't care about people: http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/01/linus-torvalds-on-why-he-isnt-nice-i-dont-care-about-you/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arstechnica%2Findex+%28Ars+Technica+-+All+content%29 http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/01/linus-torvalds-on-wh...
  - ksk 11y ago
    >I don't think it's "political correctness" to prefer not to be verbally abused. Okay? And? Nobody said that. I was replying to someone thinking we should have a more 'politically correct' open source face. Please try and understand what is being said before replying.
    - cpncrunch 11y ago
      I did "try and understand" before reply, but sometimes it is difficult to discern exact meaning. You said we should accept others imperfections, so I'm assuming you meant Linus' imperfections. That is what I was replying to. I don't think it's acceptable that people should be verbally abused, and we shouldn't "accept" it as you say.

by Trufa 11y ago

ksk 11y ago

Well, I think that instead people should be more accepting towards others' personal imperfections. Political correctness should be avoided at all costs because it's by definition a kind of dishonest manipulation.

cpncrunch 11y ago
I don't think it's "political correctness" to prefer not to be verbally abused. Linus has admitted that he doesn't care about people: http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/01/linus-torvalds-on-why-he-isnt-nice-i-dont-care-about-you/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arstechnica%2Findex+%28Ars+Technica+-+All+content%29 http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/01/linus-torvalds-on-wh...
- ksk 11y ago
  >I don't think it's "political correctness" to prefer not to be verbally abused. Okay? And? Nobody said that. I was replying to someone thinking we should have a more 'politically correct' open source face. Please try and understand what is being said before replying.
  - cpncrunch 11y ago
    I did "try and understand" before reply, but sometimes it is difficult to discern exact meaning. You said we should accept others imperfections, so I'm assuming you meant Linus' imperfections. That is what I was replying to. I don't think it's acceptable that people should be verbally abused, and we shouldn't "accept" it as you say.