Re:Linus Torvalds on aliasing
by GuB-42 on Friday June 08, 2018 @06:46AM
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Linus has answered that question about the way he communicates.
His idea is that he wants to make his feelings as clear as possible.
He mentioned a case where some guy attempted suicide after working months on a kernel patch that he rejected. He blames himself for not being clear enough about what he felt about the idea before work has started.
When you say "People put time and energy in making software better, at least in their own eyes, for others and then they get textually abused". That's actually the whole point. Linus doesn't want you to put time and energy in what he perceives as a lost cause.
Not saying that what he does is good or bad, just saying what I think his rationale for using harsh language is.
His idea is that he wants to make his feelings as clear as possible. He mentioned a case where some guy attempted suicide after working months on a kernel patch that he rejected. He blames himself for not being clear enough about what he felt about the idea before work has started.
When you say "People put time and energy in making software better, at least in their own eyes, for others and then they get textually abused". That's actually the whole point. Linus doesn't want you to put time and energy in what he perceives as a lost cause.
Not saying that what he does is good or bad, just saying what I think his rationale for using harsh language is.