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Re:Linus Torvalds: “Somebody is pushing complete garbage for... by xroche on Monday January 22, 2018 @04:11PM (#16207942)
> Being able to call out bullshit doesn't mean having to curse it out

Sometimes this is actually necessary to get heard, and have the issue taken seriously. It helps providing the feedback that something REALLY wrong just happened and needs to be addressed immediately.

Imagine a sergeant talking to a trainee. What's the most efficient ?

- "Dear soldier, I think the way you handle your weapon is going to get you killed in a few moment. You should probably change that appropriately. If I may provide you this advice, of corse."

- "Stop this shit now! You're going to shoot yourself!"

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Re:Linus Torvalds: “Somebody is pushing complete garbage for... by fermienrico on Monday January 22, 2018 @11:03PM (#16210891)
Of all replies defending Linus I've read, this one hits home run.

Linus himself admits[1] that his outrageous insults are sort of "jokey" and a hyperbole. That's the surface. The underlying tone is to get attention without getting drowned by political correctness.

[1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ017D_JOPY

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