Get a bunch of egotistical, powerful, and moderately financially successful aspies together and have them solve a problem. This is a recipe for disaster and anybody who reads the kernel mailing list knows it. Sadly about half the coders I know in real life are even worse than Linus.
"And you're just full of bullshit."
You can be "abrupt and to the point" without personal attacks. Linus personally attacked him, without knowing all the facts.