This project influences a ton of people, and if we have a lot of contributors going somewhere else, we'll lose progress we could have gotten otherwise. Linux is

This project influences a ton of people, and if we have a lot of contributors going somewhere else, we'll lose progress we could have gotten otherwise. Linux is bigger than he is now, progress on it helps millions of people directly or indirectly. Think of it more like a company instead of a house. The founder doesn't have free reign to do whatever he wants to his employees. Everyone deserves to be treated respectfully, regardless of the situation.