You know Linus has gotten a ton of shit over the years for being a temperamental asshole, but at this point I kinda feel for him.
Starting in 2014, the dude has made a genuine attempt to be better. However the open source world is full of petty drama that makes it hard to keep your cool.
Don't know about anyone else, but I'm very pleased to see Linus talking like this. I wish more of my relationships both professional and personal could operate with this level of straightforwardness.
Have... Had you not heard any Linus rant before this? This is pretty tame.
If anyone spoke to me like that at work, I would quit. Which is exactly what has happened.
Really? I feel the opposite. I thought Linus was very clear in calling out this maintainer’s bs, and I’d think it’s fair if I’m in the receiving end. I did something unprofessional: essentially tried sabotaging others while hiding behind a lie, that I “don’t care” about something while actually hating it.
Getting called out is not the end of a work relationship. We’re all flawed, and we might not notice our own problems and think we’re doing fine, and such callouts are good for our own development, both as a person and professionally.
But if you’re thin-skinned and think you’re better than others and so you won’t take criticisms from others, welp, can’t help ya there. I’d suggest therapy though.
But if you’re thin-skinned and think you’re better than others
If being "thin-skinned" means not allowing people to disrespect you unnecessarily based on a misunderstanding, then sure.
If you were being an asshole, and someone called you out on it, and you quit over that, I can’t imagine you’d be missed.
You don't think anyone will miss one of the top Linux maintainers over the last 10 years? You don't think anyone will miss the founder and primary developer of the only Linux distribution intended to work on silicon Macs? You don't think anyone would miss the founder and primary maintainer of the Linux kernel?
Linus uses a MacBook Air.
Nobody in that thread quit because of the way Linus talked. If was because of the way they were talking to each other.
They quit because other people spoke to them that way under Linus' absent leadership.
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