This is good
When a lead developer is seemingly prevaricating it suggests they are not overly committed in either sense but able to weigh up pros and cons as they appear.
Linux overlord Linus Torvalds is both worried and chilled about the progress of Linux 4.9. Or maybe he isn't: his weekly message about the latest release candidate has a bet each way. “We're getting further in the rc series, and while things have stayed pretty calm, I'm not sure if we're quite there yet,” he posted to the …
For the unedited version of his update....
"Bastard developers who don't understand shit about my code should be burnt. What the fuck were they thinking when they made changes to the network code?! Are these clowns trying to kill everything in the world or just piss me off. I'm going to hunt you down and....."
Reading a post to find out if the software is good is like reading tea leaves to find out your future. It doesn't matter if you're reading them in the bottom of a cup, or using OCR on leaves on the plant. Neither will give you a good indication of what's happening with reality.