Linked by David Adams on Wed 6th Aug 2008 15:28 UTC, submitted by estherschindler
In an "as told to" article for CIO.com, Linus Torvalds explains how he keeps the Linux people and software on-track. Arguably the most surprising facet of Linus' management style is that he's perfectly willing to flame people when he thinks they're wrong--though he's also happy to be corrected himself. "Part of that, by the way, is not feeling shy about saying impolite things or showing some emotion. So I'd rather flame people for doing stupid things and call them stupid, rather than try to be too polite to the point where people didn't understand how strongly I felt about something." That's particularly interesting in light of several OSCON presenters who believe that the way to grow the open source community is to make projects more welcoming to would-be contributors. Do these attitudes actually contradict one another?
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But, you're in different scenarios. If said model girlfriend humiliates you in front of her friends, she is serving no other purpose than to boost her ego.
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Te teacher case lacks any useful information to make a judgment on (what, were you a kid that did everything you were told, and never talked back? I wasn't
It's not about being stronger. It's about being right. Linus has the goal of releasing a better kernel. Very stable, very compatible with a wide range of software, very hackable, and so on. If someone like that flames your ass, take what they say and use it.
They have big egos, and thick skins, and that both helped them get where they are, and their experiences only strengthen those personality traits. That doesn't mean they are out to humiliate you. They are out to make the best software they can. I'm sure many Intel employees involved with the creation of ACPI still sleep soundly at night, not worrying that one of Linus' ninjas will kill them in their sleep (yes, Linus Torvalds loves ACPI more than the rest of us).