I agree with everything you said, especially with how important the role of the maintainer is to get something that keeps working over time (both are builders).

I agree with everything you said, especially with how important the role of the maintainer is to get something that keeps working over time (both are builders). And yes, holding someone else opinions strongly doesn't make you instantly a clone of Torvalds, thing that in workplaces with n>1 employees might not be desirable.