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Re:Linus Torvalds on the Google vs Oracle verdict by B-Con on Wednesday May 23, 2012 @05:55PM (#4015524)
He speaks very reasonably, it's just his writing style. I think he's one of those people who's choice of written word does not always convey the tone they would have conveyed in person.

And, to be fair, he does intentionally say things in an over-the-top way to be funny, although such statements pretty much always have an element of truth.

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Re:Linus Torvalds on the Google vs Oracle verdict by re_todd on Wednesday May 23, 2012 @07:13PM (#4015819)
Good point. I took a course on business communication, and remember learning that tone is often lost in writing. You may send an email to someone in a friendly, playful mood, but it can come across as sarcastic and/or rude to the recipient.
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