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Controlled opposition. The only reason Politico is picking up on this. Democratic infighting serves a very specific purpose.
Have you ever managed a project as large as this? I think we can give him some leeway here. If you invite people to help on your project that is worth quadrillions, but is open-source, you have to be hardened enough. And Linus is just a well rounded person who doesn't play politics, that's what I learned from 30 years following that dude. I have to admit, he is a diver, so I am a little bit biased on his personality type (btw, so is Gabe, but he is doing it on a much larger scale now). Anyway, give this guy some space, he is doing good work that we all need to appreciate more.
walk with a signalling light attached to the top of his helmet
That was me in 2001 during basic training (one of the last conscripts in Germany). When we marched to the firing range I had to wear a blinky light right on my helmet. It was embarrassing, but so is the whole service if you are not really into that stuff.
You can start with his wikipedia article