Linus Torvalds, widely recognized as the father of Linux, is renowned for his candid and unfiltered opinions. Over the years, he hasn't shied away from publicly lambasting tech behemoths like Nvidia, AMD, and Intel on numerous occasions. He's also voiced his vehement displeasure with GitHub. Recently, during a television show, Torvalds shifted his critical gaze towards Elon Musk, implying that Musk's management style is ill-suited for the tech industry.

The show discussed the practice among some major tech firms of using the volume of code produced by developers as a criterion for layoffs. Torvalds didn't mince words, labeling such a strategy as utterly incompetent. He went on to assert that anyone who deems the quantity of code written as a valid performance metric has no place in the tech sector.

It was later confirmed during the conversation that Musk was indeed the target of Torvalds' criticism. Since taking the helm at Twitter, Musk has instituted measures requiring employees to print out their recently written code for review by senior executives. Moreover, he's demanded the submission of satisfactory code snippets along with summaries of recent code commits. These practices are rooted in Musk's advocacy for what he terms a 'hardcore work culture'.