As I was reading the article I was just thinking about how so many projects have exactly the type of leadership, vision and reputation norms that he wishes for

As I was reading the article I was just thinking about how so many projects have exactly the type of leadership, vision and reputation norms that he wishes for in the PHP project, and the result is that people complain that project is elitist or unapproachable. In php-internals maybe you have to run with the bulls to get something done, but at least its accessible.