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So, Linus Torvalds is a jerk
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this post was submitted on 02 Aug 2025
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Honesty and hostility are not the same. You can call code bad without cursing someone out or belittling their existence.
Linus himself admitted years ago to being a hostile jerk, and realized it had a negative impact on his life and projects. He took time to improve upon this. See my other comment for some sources.