Momentum. Heavy objects in motion have inertia. Oddly works in a similar fashion with software projects. 20+ years of OSS contributions and Matt leading the pr

Momentum. Heavy objects in motion have inertia. Oddly works in a similar fashion with software projects. 20+ years of OSS contributions and Matt leading the project is a LOT of inertia. You can fork the project right now yourself, but until some significant number of contributors move their efforts to your fork, you get no change of direction.