I felt the message was OK-ish but it bothered me that he used the term “social warrior”, which is an older term used by right-wing chuds before they got married to “woke”
The quotation marks indicates a distance from the expression. They’re clearly used to show that Linus considers the term someone else’s label and something he doesn’t endorses.
While I also disagree with how he have behaved and his opinions, I think it’s important to not make up alternative versions of what he has said or not said.
I felt the message was OK-ish but it bothered me that he used the term “social warrior”, which is an older term used by right-wing chuds before they got married to “woke”
He did not use the term “social warrior”.
The quotation marks indicates a distance from the expression. They’re clearly used to show that Linus considers the term someone else’s label and something he doesn’t endorses.
While I also disagree with how he have behaved and his opinions, I think it’s important to not make up alternative versions of what he has said or not said.
To be honest I would not be surprised of any political views Torvalds would have. 😅