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Re:“I'm basically giving myself a permanent vacation from be... by pasabagi on Thursday July 12, 2018 @06:05PM (#17519008)
I think Linus's main point is that if he seems happy about something he's actually uncomfortable with, developers can sink a lot of work into something he ultimately doesn't like and doesn't want in the kernel. So the aggressive approach is to stave off that outcome, which is fair. I suspect he also enjoys it - which is also fair enough.

A lot of people actively enjoy and seek conflict.

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Re:“I'm basically giving myself a permanent vacation from be... by dharma1 on Thursday July 12, 2018 @06:33PM (#17519176)
I think with Linus' "my way or the highway", at least some of it comes from early upbringing. His dad ran for president (unsuccessfully) in Finland recently - intelligent, likeable but very opionated guy.

Think apple did not fall too far from the tree :)

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