On kernel mailing list behavior

> Yes? No?

All I can tell is that you are shouting. Now, depending you what you are saying, it may be yes or it may be know. Compare:

WE WON THE GAME! YAY!

with

YOU STUPID MORON!

Pretty easy to figure out, really.

> If he says "Only a f*cking idiot would do it that way", it's clear that I screwed up and need to change the way it was done. It's about communication, that's all.

Well, maybe you are are a buddy of Linus and you guys have exchanges like this in private. If that is the case and you are both cool with that, that's fine.

However, if you are not buddies, this kind of exchange may be considered abuse by you. Also, there is the problem of a the list being _public_. Other people may take offence to that kind of exchange, as it may sound intimidating to them. For instance, Sarah did - which then makes it inappropriate.