I think Linus said it quite well at Debcon '14 (IIRC), when an audience member said that he was extremely disappointed with Linus and others, because of the childish name-calling and bickering.
Basically, Linus' stance is that he doesn't care if he offends people, he speaks his mind on issues, the way he sees them. It's much better to be direct and maybe a bit abrasive.
From what I've read, Theo has pretty much the same philosophy. If he thinks something is bullshit, he'll damn well tell you, and not always i
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Linus and Theo in a pissing contest (again) (Score:5, Informative)
Two things caught my eye in the release notes:
Security improvements:
* Remove systrace.
* Remove Linux emulation support.
Theo has some cool slides about "Pledge" that replaced systrace. Slide 3 has this "gem":
"Loudmouth Linus"
http://www.openbsd.org/papers/... [openbsd.org]
Note: NSFW
That was a response to Linus saying "the OpenBSD crowd is a bunch of masturbating monkeys."
http://www.zdnet.com/article/l... [zdnet.com]
Ouch.
Wow, not even the alternative OS's are free from drama -- sad to see Linus (Linux) and Theo (OpenBSD) having to reso
Re:Linus and Theo in a pissing contest (again) (Score:2)
Oh come on, Linus and Theo are both very well known for trolling other people relentlessly... That's part of the fun of these two characters...
Until you find yourself their target, that is.
Re: (Score:2)
I think Linus said it quite well at Debcon '14 (IIRC), when an audience member said that he was extremely disappointed with Linus and others, because of the childish name-calling and bickering.
Basically, Linus' stance is that he doesn't care if he offends people, he speaks his mind on issues, the way he sees them. It's much better to be direct and maybe a bit abrasive.
From what I've read, Theo has pretty much the same philosophy. If he thinks something is bullshit, he'll damn well tell you, and not always i