[aimatt]

I think the point is the next time someone goes to commit a change which fixes nothing and won't even compile, they will think twice and actually test it first due to the chastising they received the previous time they did it. Then there does not need to be a second "No". The quality of the software goes up.

[jasonlotito]

If that were the case, people would know about it before hand. Linus' rants are well-known and well-published. So, pretty sure it's not having it's intended effect. Couple that with the fact that he'll rant and people who have been long-time contributors.

So, what is it really solving? Nothing for new contributors. Nothing for old contributors.