"Open Source is awful in many ways, and people should be aware of this"

Re:"Open Source is awful in many ways, and people should be ... by kibwen on Monday October 06, 2014 @10:12AM (#8415922)

I don't think "political correctness" has anything to do with suggesting that someone is so braindead that they ought to have starved to death. Rather, you appear to be using it as a strawman to discredit the notion that we should treat people like decent human beings.

As for his "passion", I don't think that resorting to public humiliation is any way to lead a project. Rather, it sounds like an item out of that "How To Minimize Employee Retention" article that made the rounds last week.

Linus certainly has many good qualities that have contributed to the success of Linux. He's diligent, he's technical, and he's great at solving problems. But it's important to acknowledge that Linux has thrived despite his abrasive outbursts, not because of them.

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Re:"Open Source is awful in many ways, and people should be ... by kyberias on Monday October 06, 2014 @10:53AM (#8416158)

> But it's important to acknowledge that Linux has thrived despite his abrasive outbursts, not because of them.

No, you don't really know that! These outbursts may bother you and other people but it is also possible that they have been very, very beneficial to the community. Like it or not, they are a form of humor to many people and that may improve team cohesiveness.

I for one think that the reaction to this particular retroactive-abortion-outburst as "not treating people as human beings" is taking things absolutely way too seriously.

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