[darkarmani]

> I wonder if Kay would have been more open to accepting change requests to systemd without Linus's bad behaviour. It bears thinking about...

Why is Linus' behavior in response to crap like this bad?

> Kay: "Again, move discussions to the mailing list; this is a bug tracker, but there is no bug to track or fix here."

[demallien]

Because as with many things, it's a matter of perspective. For Kay, this code works as intended. So if you want him to change it, don't open a bug, discuss it on the mailing list. This does not seem like a completely unreasonable request on Kay's part. Note also that Kay does not get personal in this response. Compare and contrast with Linus then calling Kay a "fking primadonna". Now, whether you agree with Kay or not, do you really think that Linus's approach is going to get him what he wants?

Again, I have the greatest respect for Linus's achievements, but I personally feel that he uses the power those achievements have bought him to be a bully, and that gets no respect from me.