Posts by bigntallmike

Linus Torvalds flames Google kernel contributor over filesystem suggestion

Its not ego when you're right. Its expertise.

When your plumber tells you to this this trap and not that trap for a sink, its not ego. Its knowledge.

My goodness people are fragile these days. When you're suggesting something to an expert and they tell you you've got it all wrong, step back and make sure you have a VERY good idea of what you're talking about before you contradict them.

Experts like Linus are few and far between, we need to value their time and energy and take the banal arguments elsewhere.