In general I agree, but my own experiences (mostly with FreeRADIUS) show that sometimes a very "direct" maintainer can scare away most of the nagging riff-raff

In general I agree, but my own experiences (mostly with FreeRADIUS) show that sometimes a very "direct" maintainer can scare away most of the nagging riff-raff that this article describes. An inclusive community is great, but it seems like some companies might see that as an opportunity to take advantage of the project.