It is also far more dependent on personality of project leadership and contributors than pure % of code committed. Jay is well-regarded as a 'good guy' and has

It is also far more dependent on personality of project leadership and contributors than pure % of code committed. Jay is well-regarded as a 'good guy' and has the interest of the technology at heart. Such personalities in leadership can change a project greatly though. A bad project leader may lose a great deal of public goodwill in an open source project. That is a key intangible that many do not take into account -- trustworthiness of leadership.