Linus Torvalds apologizes for his behavior, takes time off
&gt; I am going to take time off and get some assistance on how to understand people’s emotions and respond appropriately.<p>Wow. Torvalds going to a therapy. I seriously couldn&#x27;t be more impressed about him, because he always seemed too much of a narcissist to me. I understand how difficult it might be to decide to admit that you have a problem at this stage. And for doing that, he has my deep respect.<p>Which kind of brings me to the other point - would Torvalds be Torvalds if he was treated before? Is the same piece of his personality that made him a truly unpleasant person also the one that made him super motivated?<p>That&#x27;s the second BFDL stepping down (this one claims to go just for a while), after Guido. And note that this is one is also about psychology.