I believe GP is saying that if the transition to kernel extensions had happened before Little Snitch was written, then LS could never be written after that poin

I believe GP is saying that if the transition to kernel extensions had happened before Little Snitch was written, then LS could never be written after that point because they wouldn't have the required leverage to get Apple to expose the API they need. What if we'll be missing out on other groundbreaking future apps that need kernel space information to function?