A Linux kernel panic on tram 7B at its hometown, Helsinki (Click to enlarge) Undeniably, flaming has been around since the dawn of the Internet age. And even worse, it has been on the rise ever since. Gazillions of flame wars on websites such as Slashdot or Reddit surely is enough proof, the greatest of which is the perennial debates between users of competing operating systems. No doubt I’m a FLOSS enthusiast and advocate who considers free/libre/azad software superior to the proprietary o...