If I recall, Linus was highly pissed at the time he wrote GIT. Lots of his comments at the time were meant as a slam against the guy who was reverse-engineering the Bitkeeper protocol, which resulted in the license for Bitkeeper getting yanked for the kernel project. I wonder if Linus is still angry with Tridgell?
I've been in the situation where a combative party has spurred me on to do some of my best work. I doubt Linus holds a grudge... and considering the consequences I wouldn't be surprised if he wrote a tounge-in-cheek thank you letter!
