Linus Torvalds: “Somebody is pushing complete garbage for unclear reasons.”

Re:Linus Torvalds: “Somebody is pushing complete garbage for... by donatj on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @03:59AM (#16212037)

Please use your thesaurus and enlighten me to how then I say “this code is garbage” in a nice way, while clearly communicating the full meaning of:

    - this code is bad
    - you should reassess your skills and values 
    that lead you to believe this was good
    - your worldview may be flawed, look into that 
    - don’t do this again
    - you should probably feel bad too, to attach 
    emotion to strengthen your memories of this
    to make this a learning experience

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Re:Linus Torvalds: “Somebody is pushing complete garbage for... by rtpg on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @05:18AM (#16212349)

Do you not understand the emotional cruelty of trying to say all 6 things at once to someone who (in theory) is actually trying to contribute?

Maybe someone is not trying. Maybe you're wasting your breath then. Maybe someone is trying, but has an incomplete world view. Ok great, now you've pissed them off instead of saying what's wrong.

Just say what's wrong with the code! That's what actually matters. Not that you think it's garbage.

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Re:Linus Torvalds: “Somebody is pushing complete garbage for... by notyourday on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @12:31PM (#16215358)

rm -rf

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