[ShadowAce]

[who_would_fardels_bear]

In 2011 the Linux "kernel" was 15,000,000 lines of code.

I remember back when the Unix kernel was truly a kernel.

15,000,000+ lines of code is 15,000,000+ opportunities for hacking exploits.

Linux is becoming as bloated as Windows.

[VanDeKoik]

Feminists have been trying to get at him, from what I understand, to the point where he absolutely refuses to be alone with any female at anytime for fear that someone will try to lodge a “sexual assault” complaint at him.

[so_real]

So, this :

   mtu -= hlen + sizeof(struct frag_hdr);

which could have been improved like this :

   if (mtu < hlen + sizeof(struct frag_hdr) + 8)
      goto fail_toobig;
   mtu -= hlen + sizeof(struct frag_hdr);

was instead re-written like this :

if (overflow_usub(mtu, hlen + sizeof(struct frag_hdr), &mtu) || mtu <= 7)
   goto fail_toobig;

I think Torvalds' rant was entirely justified, and that makes him a "good boss". A "bad boss" would have looked the other way and allowed that crap to take root and grow.

[Moltke]

a bastion of male dominance where women are subjected to scorn and disrespect is a problem

LOL. As if these geeks even have a chance of getting within 10 feet of a female...

[uglybiker]

How would you act if your folks named you Linus?

[KevinB]

I read the linked email in which Linus tore into the developer. All I can say is I hope Linus’ code is better than his grammar. :-)

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

The “goto” is entirely besides the point.

The first point is the tendency of Linus to be blunt.

The second point is the use of whiz-bang compiler features that few understand and which don’t even do what they purport to do (well). The coding equivalent of don’t use a 50 cent word when a good 5 cent word will do the same job and better.

But don’t get bogged down on the “goto”.