Patch Penguin: Evolution or revolution?

Anonymous Reader tells us about this story: http://www.linuxworld.com/site-stories/2002/0211.scale.html. “A long and sometimes bitter thread entitled ‘A Modest Proposal: We need a Patch Penguin’ has been the center of attention for many on the Linux kernel mailing list the past few weeks. (See Resources for the URL to join the list, but beware before subscribing, it has very high traffic.) Underlying the debates on the best methods and/or tools to improve the kernel hacking process is a more troubling question: can Linus Torvalds continue to successfully lead Linux development?”