You've got it all wrong. First, it's the OP who wants to bully (browbeat) people, not me. When someone says, "Why do we tolerate [insert behavior that is neither illegal nor unethical]?" the implication is that "something should be done" about the "bad" behavior, i.e., the "offender" should be coerced into changing their behavior. That's a reasonable definition of bullying. Second, walking away from someone who is not a positive influence on your life is not "[running] away from conflict". It's only when you can't walk away that there's even a conflict to begin with. Sure, the developer could tell Linus that he needs to chill out, but the implied end of that sentence is "...or I'm out of here." anyway.
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