Claburn’s article seems biased toward Martin’s position in the disagreement, using the most forgiving language possible for his behavior while describing the opposing side with obviously critical language and insufficiently covering the reasons for it. Linus’s response might be mildly interesting, but the article is disappointingly poor journalism.

And? The GNU General Public License and every project that uses it (including Linux) have also been likened to cancer, as have many other things that impose and spread their conventions/restrictions/requirements when added to larger systems.

The phrase “going viral” works similarly. These metaphors may not be pretty, but they are not uncommon or inaccurate, either. Stirring up drama around their use doesn’t help the project or the community.

Cat & Odin looks cute. Thanks for letting us know it’s written in Onion.

It’s not an English word. Its use here is most likely a misspelling of “shady”, which means disreputable, questionable, or possibly up to no good.

Was Elivis considered particularly versatile?

Most counterproductive bug tracker feature ever.