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Re:The curse of the gifted programmer (ESR's email to Torvalds) by gonzo on Friday March 26, 2010 @09:12PM (#1222400)
ESR doesn't have a clue.

Linus has at least two to rub together.

Why do you quote ESR as though he's some demi-god? He's a freak who takes credit for other people's work without so much as a citation.

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Re:The curse of the gifted programmer (ESR's email to Torvalds) by kiba on Saturday March 27, 2010 @03:20AM (#1222700)
Can you please justify your unsubstantiated ad-hominem attacks on ESR?

Also, show us why ESR doesn't have a clue.

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Re:The curse of the gifted programmer (ESR's email to Torvalds) by enneff on Saturday March 27, 2010 @05:51AM (#1222806)
Shouldn't the onus be on ESR and any of his supporters to demonstrate why he does have a clue?
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Re:The curse of the gifted programmer (ESR's email to Torvalds) by jasonlotito on Saturday March 27, 2010 @10:02AM (#1222968)
I think the fact that Linus eventually took his advise and works that way now is a strong indicator of ESR being correct. Git is the prime example of ESR being right.
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