Linus did tell him to take a hike, and this is exactly what this is.
Perhaps as BDFL he let it slip a few too many times, but that's generally the way you want to go - as a leader, you want to trust your subordinates are doing the right thing; which means that you'll get burned a few times until you have to take action (like this).
The only other option makes you into a micromanager, which doesn't scale.
Perhaps as BDFL he let it slip a few too many times, but that's generally the way you want to go - as a leader, you want to trust your subordinates are doing the right thing; which means that you'll get burned a few times until you have to take action (like this).
The only other option makes you into a micromanager, which doesn't scale.