On kernel mailing list behavior

Umm, in all fairness -- while Linus _has_ written some rather harsh emails when encountering stupid (in his opinion) code, the specific email which Sarah replied to and which to her suggested "advocating violence" (a) was rather mild in comparison and (b) IMHO suggested nothing of the sort. Not when taken in context.

I'd compare this to a policeman who repeatedly watches somebody run a red light, and then that same policeman gives me a citation because my bike's back light blinks (this is not allowed in Germany).

I would not have much respect for this policeman and, if this pattern persists, for the police in general -- no matter what other good/necessary stuff they do for society otherwise.