Avoiding the difficult questions raised by the article, I’d like to keep it simple: I won’t work with someone that thinks it’s okay to tell a coworker to kill themselves, even if it’s hyperbole.
So here's a plea: if you have anything to do with security in a distro, and think that my kids (replace "my kids" with "sales people on the road" if you think your main customers are businesses) need to have the root password to access some wireless network, or to be able to print out a paper, or to change the date-and-time settings, please just kill yourself now. The world will be a better place.
Given the above, do you feel that Mr T is telling a coworker to kill themself or simply sounding off?
As it turns out I do have something to do with security in a distro and yet for some reason I don't feel threatened by Mr T.
Quote: "So here's a plea: if you have anything to do with security in a distro, and think that my kids (replace "my kids" with "sales people on the road" if you think your main customers are businesses) need to have the root password to access some wireless network, or to be able to print out a paper, or to change the date-and-time settings, please just kill yourself now. The world will be a better place."
EDIT: Why is this getting downvoted? Because the truth doesn't fit the narrative?
Secondly, you added that "you have no right to exist" part yourself. It comes from your imagination, not Linus Torvalds.
Lastly, it wasn't a technical discussion. It wasn't on a mailing list. It was a random personal Google Plus post where Linus vented about some annoyance he faced using an actual Linux distribution (OpenSUSE). Obviously he's not in a position of "ultimate power" because he can't force the OpenSUSE guys to change that annoying behavior for him.