He didn't realize the other guy hadn't committed code in two years? He simply didn't care enough to do a good job. My guess is that this fellow felt like his h

He didn't realize the other guy hadn't committed code in two years? He simply didn't care enough to do a good job. My guess is that this fellow felt like his having set aside his leadership position in a role should simultaneously have given him instant authority and at the same time allowed him to shrug and ignore problems he saw but wash"the directly responsible for.