Date:	Sat, 28 Mar 1998 23:27:30 -0800 (PST)
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>
To: Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu>
Subject: Calm on the GGI waters..


Hi all,

Bill Harvey just sent me the first rational email in this whole
discussion, and it wasn't about GGI at all, but about the debate.

He reminded me of what I always know but sometimes ignore: flaming doesn't
get you anywhere. As a result, I decided I'd better apologize for my
choice of words in the debate, and I think I'll just not reply to this
thread any further because I can't seem to not get upset by it. 

I know a lot of people want to make a better world for graphics in Linux,
and I agree very much with that goal. I obviously don't always agree about
the methods, but things have only gotten worse from this particular
discussion, which is why I'll go sit in a corner with an ice-pack for a
while just to calm down.

Sorry again for some of the harsh words, and I hope this apology will
allow some people to re-read my emails, ignore the inflammatory tone, and
still consider what I've been trying to say. And when I get irritated,
give me an extra inch (or mile) of rope, knowing that Linux is _very_
important to me, and that I can easily get carried away.. 

		Linus


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