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Re:"... so now I will jiggle things randomly until they unbr... by epo on Thursday April 21, 2011 @08:25AM (#2470346)
It's not so much "tolerated" as just a form of abusive willy-waving that powerful people can get away with. If Linus behaved like that in real life with real people he'd likely get punched in the mouth, repeatedly. It's amusing to read him doing it to other people but he is still behaving like a dick.
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Re:"... so now I will jiggle things randomly until they unbr... by scott_s on Thursday April 21, 2011 @01:00PM (#2471344)
In real life, he does it with a smile on his face and it's actually quite disarming.
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Re:"... so now I will jiggle things randomly until they unbr... by Psyonic on Thursday April 21, 2011 @02:35PM (#2471731)
Doubtful. I know people who act much the same way in person, and while tempers occasionally flare, I've never seen it get physical.
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