I mean, Torvalds has called basically every person on earth an asshole at some point, hasn’t he? He’s the opposite of being sparing with critisicism, and frankly has historically often used his bully pulpit to do it.
My read on Torvalds is that, coming from him, "asshole" is a much lesser criticism than "difficult".
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My read on Torvalds is that, coming from him, "asshole" is a much lesser criticism than "difficult".