Comment by hyperman1
1 day ago
I wonder why the delay in Linus' reaction. Could it be that he hoped a hands off approuch would let the people involved find a compromise themselves? Or is it just normal that he is unavailable for a few days.
1 day ago
I wonder why the delay in Linus' reaction. Could it be that he hoped a hands off approuch would let the people involved find a compromise themselves? Or is it just normal that he is unavailable for a few days.
In any position of real leadership, unless you have exigent circumstances that dictate otherwise, you want to lead, not dictate.
In that sense, there's real value in letting a situation develop its own consensus as the actors involved communicate and complete discovery of the factors and motivators involved in any situation, especially if it's clear that the actors have yet to explore that space.
He does open with:
> I was hopeful, and I've tried to just see if this long thread results in anything constructive, but this seems to be going backwards (or at least not forwards).
So probably just hoping some people on either side of the issue would see the light. But he also probably shouldn't have chimed in earlier then.