[framecowbird]

Linus is such an asshole. It's not even cute or funny. He's just an ass.

[sva_]

The question is, if his attitude has had an impact on the longevity and success of his projects.

[framecowbird]

I think his attitude of quality and direct feedback is good and definitely contributed to the success of his projects.

But even so, why can't we still call him out on his callous and offense delivery? There are better ways of saying what he said in his post.

You don't have to be an asshole to be direct. You can still be respectful.

[superinterwebs]

no we don't, when some one is a cunt you have to call it

[xiphias2]

Was. It's so easy to find bad examples of a past of a person whose whole life was documented in the open.