Linus and co. made a lot of news recently about how Greg KH should be tougher on people who contribute patches to -stable:

        So Greg, if you want it all to change, create some real threat: be frank with contributors and sometimes swear a bit.
    and

        You may need to learn to shout at people.
    I disagree that being a jerk is required. In fact, I believe it to be harmful.

    Now, I understand that Ingo Molnar and Linus Torvalds have a lot more experience in open source development than I do, but we can learn about this from scientific studies and statistics, rather than depending on unreliable personal experience.



humanodon:

In my experience, different people need different motivation. Using any one tactic brings us back to that old chestnut about having only one tool in the tool box and that tool being a hammer and how one will then begin to see nothing but nails.

Being a jerk is not the same as being tough and being in control is not the same as leading. I have found that once expectations are negotiated, then they can be fulfilled and managed.


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