Focus on the code, yes, but...

Posted Jul 17, 2013 19:06 UTC (Wed) by david.a.wheeler (subscriber, #72896)
Parent article: On kernel mailing list behavior

I agree that it's generally best to focus on the issues in the code or approach, and not on the person.

That said, I don't think these messages by Linus and others constitute "advocating for physical intimidation and violence" or even "advocating for verbal abuse". Not at all.