Linux kernel's Torvalds: 'I am truly sorry' for 'unprofessional' rants, I need a break to get help
Found on The Register on Monday, 17 September 2018
Torvalds, who created the Linux operating system kernel in 1991 and has overseen its development ever since, also promised to take a breather from the project – like the sabbatical he took to create Git – and do some self-reflection to, well, be nicer to everyone.
The Finnish-born American, perhaps feeling the pressure as the single kernel chieftain responsible for all that, is an absolute stickler for quality and reliability, making his feelings bluntly known if submitted patches are, in his view, substandard.
If even Linus is aiming for politicial correctness and non-offensive speeches, the world has truly ended. Let's hope Linus won't change; for something as important as the Kernel, you need someone who does not beat around the bush and tells so-called developers how to do things the right way.