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Linus does not fuck around (lemmy.one)
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An oldie, but a goodie

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[–] 533 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I feel it's equally important to point ot that Torvalds recognized his toxic behavior, apologized for it, and took steps to rectify it.

In an email to the Linux Kernel Mailing List, which also addresses the kernel update of Linux 4.19-rc4, Torvalds writes: "I need to change some of my behavior, and I want to apologize to the people that my personal behavior hurt and possibly drove away from kernel development entirely."

"I am going to take time off and get some assistance on how to understand people's emotions and respond appropriately."

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  • [–] 258 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That was seriously admirable. From memory he actually did improve quite a lot after that as well.

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  • [–] 110 points 2 years ago

    I've heard he's not perfect but he doesn't lose his temper anymore and has only gotten better with age. I respect anyone who can self reflect and introspect and come out a better person.

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  • [–] 103 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah, shouting at your subordinates in public is utter bullshit.

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    So is breaking the userspace

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    So two wrongs make a right? Or could this have been a civil private email instead? And if civil private conversations aren't working, then it's time to part ways.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    A civil public email would have been fine.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Acceptable, yes. But a good manager knows not to shine a spotlight on the mistakes of the team. There's nothing to gain keeping it public that you wouldn't also gain by keeping it private. But your team's morale is kept high if you sing their praises instead of their shortcomings.

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