It's not an objection. It's an explanation of why people install unstable or newer versions of software; a counterpoint to the article. Applying your own patch

It's not an objection. It's an explanation of why people install unstable or newer versions of software; a counterpoint to the article. Applying your own patch to a piece of software makes it nonstandard and unstable (because it may introduce new bugs, like any change), the very thing the author of the article fears. See my initial comment here.