There was more to the article than just that, like the fact that some people seem to think hiring decisions should be greenlit only if that person has shown a w

There was more to the article than just that, like the fact that some people seem to think hiring decisions should be greenlit only if that person has shown a willingness to work outside of normal work, for free, which changes contributing from OSS to be a thing people do out of passion to a thing people do because of an externality.