Linus shat on the FSF and GPLv3 at a 2014 Q&A. The word bigot was thrown around by LT when characterizing the FSF. During the Q&A he also carted out the same tired "you have to earn respect" rag that volatile people use.
After the event, there were complaints about him. What "leaked" is ~250 private messages from the Debian team members deciding if they should tell LT he is no longer welcome at Debian events.
Side A: He was prick, he broke the rules and hoped to skirt responsibility by virtue of his celebrity. We can't give him a pass. Favoritism bad.
Side B: We invited him to an fully open Q&A knowing that he would speak his mind. Are we really going censure him for doing what we asked him to do?
He was invited to take part by the Debian folks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PmHRSeA2c8
After the event, there were complaints about him. What "leaked" is ~250 private messages from the Debian team members deciding if they should tell LT he is no longer welcome at Debian events.
Side A: He was prick, he broke the rules and hoped to skirt responsibility by virtue of his celebrity. We can't give him a pass. Favoritism bad.
Side B: We invited him to an fully open Q&A knowing that he would speak his mind. Are we really going censure him for doing what we asked him to do?