"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" risked the wrath of Usenet weenies when he ventured forth on 2005-12-27, commmitted his life to the whims of Google, and espoused:
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy Edwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Linus is a computer geek, and English is a second language for him. >> Tact is too much to expect from him. Beside that, many Europeans seem >> to practice a blunt, abrupt style of speech. > > Od, my experience differes from yours. I've found most Europeans > to be very polite and tactful. Most of my experience is with > Germany, Holland, and England, so perhaps I would feel differently > if I traveled more of the continent. Three totally different sets of personalities : trying to compare the maners and social characters of an Englishman with a German is like comparing wine and water. > > Also, given the context of ego driven geekness that Linus must > operate in, I find Linus's behavior on the kernel mailing list > to be very tactful (relatively speaking). He can be blunt when > he needs to be... but usually manages to do it without causing > personal offense. Agreed. He didnt even need to "apologise" for being blunt. Blunt i sbetter than evasive and wishy washy. > >> Linux has outgrown Linus anyway. It's time to stop making a little >> tin god out of him. He's had his 15 minute of fame already. > > I don't think anyone has made a 'tin god' of him... at least not > among the true developer community. He commands respect because > of his technical ability and his skill at coordinating and motivate > a very diverse group of contributors. He is the defacto owner of > the kernel as long as he continues to earn that respect... and not > a minute longer. > > If you think his 15 minutes are up, you are welcome to fork the > kernel tree and motivate the masses to follow you instead. > > Thad > Well said. -- "Fascinating. Want a pretzel??" : Hooper _______________________________________________ Gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
