>I would definitely draw the line if I was ever harassed or was in a toxic community But it looks like you wouldn't. From what you're saying you would probabl

>I would definitely draw the line if I was ever harassed or was in a toxic community But it looks like you wouldn't. From what you're saying you would probably just say your skin wasn't thick enough and you needed to toughen up more. I think the Linux community has been toxic at times. I don't think the whole community is toxic though. It's such a huge ecosystem with lots of people having control of different parts of it though. If it was just intimidating because it was highly technical than I'd agree with it not being toxic. The fact that it is intimidating because you don't know if someone is going to rip into you and insult you over a misunderstanding is what makes it toxic. OpenBSD is worse so it's funny you bring it up. Linux is successful despite the negative aspects not because of them. There are thousands of OS(and private) projects and groups that have died or been forked away from because of toxicity. You and me are very unlikely to be the target of harassment so it's easy for us to miss it or think it is rare. That doesn't mean it's not there.