Linus: People take me much too seriously, I can't say stupid crap anymore

Re:Linus: People take me much too seriously, I can't say stu... by tptacek on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @02:25PM (#19565881)

You've entirely missed his point. You were "bullied" but "ended it quickly", meaning that there was no meaningful power differential between you and your "bully". Many (most?) bullied people don't have that luxury, and, to extend the analysis all the way back to Linus, none of Linus's victims did.

You're not doing an especially good job of defending Linus on this thread. I don't think he'd find your arguments especially useful as a tool for persuading people that his previous behavior was acceptable. Your comparison between him and Theo de Raadt, by the way, was especially cringe-y.

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Re:Linus: People take me much too seriously, I can't say stu... by tarsolya on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @06:47PM (#19567865)

While I agree with your point that most bullied people are rendered helpless because of a huge power differential, how can this be extended to a community based entirely on free association? Worst case, you stand up and leave.

Compared to the military, where you are "kept" using a state's monopoly of deadly force, hence any bullyig situation is way much harder to resolve because you're unable to leave.

Is everyone entitled to partake in communities like the kernel org if they so choose, even against it's founder's wishes?

(Edited spelling)

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Re:Linus: People take me much too seriously, I can't say stu... by tptacek on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @07:17PM (#19568041)

I don't know why you're asking me this. You should reformulate your question as a response to 'jcranmer's comment. All I'm saying is that the parent comment missed the point of that comment.

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