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I think he means the git talk at google [1] where he defines a few things at the start, among them "wrong, stupid: people who disagree with linus" and states that therefore, during the talk, by definition everyone who disagrees with him is stupid and butt-ugly.

[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=4Xp...

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Which is the exact opposite of doing it in person though, it's being all cute and funny about it. Actually doing that in person would look and feel radically different.

i'm 100% certain linus is not being cute, or funny. he means it when he says certain people are stupid.

Compared to the stuff he types into his keyboard it's still lame, and being cute and funny in comparison.

Also, stupid is relative anyway. Who isn't stupid? Is Linus actually that stupid that he thinks he isn't stupid? And if he is, what kind of weight does he think this insult carries out of his mouth? Stuff gets tricky real quick like that.

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