>main problem has been people who have been forthing at the mouth
:-)
> So next time you want to write an email to complain about rust support: take a look in the mirror.
> Is the problem actually the rust code causing you issue, or is the problem between the keyboard and the chair, and you just want to vent?
Well, I'm glad you're not my lead. I want people to tell me when I'm doing something wrong. It's how I learn and grow.
Some folks need more carrot, some need more stick. I don’t know the actors in this play, but I assume Linus (who presumably does have a mental map for these actors) is choosing to strike a tone which gets the message across without causing lasting damage.
Perhaps GP carries with them Linus’ priors resulting in a different reading of this specific message.
Edit: https://lkml.org/lkml/2025/2/20/2066 here’s a really good example of Linus not taking any shit and doing so professionally
I learned that from Bill Belichick. XD
or sleeveless hoodies?
Or would you just not communicate that idea? Why / Why not?
But I guess the line will be up to taste. I've been on the receiving end of harsher communication that I don't feel was completely uncalled for, too. I certainly can be a stubborn person and sometimes reasonable communication just isn't getting the message across. On the other hand, there are people who basically never do anything to warrant being communicated to like this. It would be ideal if everyone could communicate calmly and always get the message across, but frankly it just doesn't seem to work that way.
It's very possible to be assertive and shut down unconstructive discussions, as Linus has repeatedly shown. Here [0] is a great example of Linus being firm, assertive, calling someone out on their shit.
Otherwise people will go off topic and take whatever meaning they want (like I did with Linus’) comment and you did the same with the word toxic, which you introduced
Where do you really feel this message goes too far?