Linus Torvalds apologizes for his behavior, takes time off

Re:Linus Torvalds apologizes for his behavior, takes time off by tptacek on Sunday September 16, 2018 @08:19PM (#18002154)

See, I felt like I was giving him more credit by saying that his rants were performative: at least that would have an ostensible purpose. If you're abusing other people to "blow off steam", that's kind of a no-brainer "you should go see someone about not having to do that anymore".

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Re:Linus Torvalds apologizes for his behavior, takes time off by blihp on Sunday September 16, 2018 @08:33PM (#18002219)

You're right about it (objectively) being a no-brainer. Unfortunately, it's often hard to see things objectively from a first-person perspective. It sounds like Linus is acknowledging there's a problem and hopefully he can work on whatever the issue is without shaving off too much of the edge that makes him so effective.

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Re:Linus Torvalds apologizes for his behavior, takes time off by ledriveby on Sunday September 16, 2018 @09:19PM (#18002420)

He said that he was going to get professional help. I doubt that a dose of empathy would take off his edge. I'm expecting that he'll come back a much more effective leader.

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Re:Linus Torvalds apologizes for his behavior, takes time off by tptacek on Sunday September 16, 2018 @08:50PM (#18002292)

Yeah, everything else aside, I'm impressed by the statement.

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