How exactly am I not putting myself on Junio's shoes? If I were him I would do what's best for the project, not what's best for my ego. If I were wrong about a

How exactly am I not putting myself on Junio's shoes? If I were him I would do what's best for the project, not what's best for my ego. If I were wrong about a patch, I would simply admit I was wrong, and apply the patch. That's what every maintainer should do. There's a difference between using authority in a way that moves the project forward and *abusing* authority to protect one's ego. Junio does the latter.