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by alexchamberlain 4814 days ago
I would like to applaud this guy; he has got insightful and polite answers from Linus.
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k3n 4814 days ago
I noticed that too; after getting my popcorn ready, I could find only mild technical disagreements.

I'd be honored to have an idea shot down so mercifully by Torvalds.

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alexchamberlain 4814 days ago
As would I...
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akkartik 4814 days ago
I think both of you are being unfair. Find me an example when some newcomer submits a patch and gets flamed by Linus. His flames tend to steer clear of actual code (at least at the start), and of outsiders.
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