As far as I understand it, I think the desire here is for diversity in backers; Steve (and Mozilla) wasn't comfortable with Mozilla being the strongest influenc

As far as I understand it, I think the desire here is for diversity in backers; Steve (and Mozilla) wasn't comfortable with Mozilla being the strongest influence, and he just wants to make it clear he disagrees with Amazon replacing Mozilla in that respect. It sounds like he is totally appreciative of the support Rust's ecosystem has received already and will continue to receive.