[mshenfield]

That sentence also struck a chord with me.

The dictionary definition of community:

> n. A group of people having common interests: the scientific community; the international business community.

The "Clojure community" is a group of people having a common interest in Clojure.

The sentence doesn't disparage the community, or discourage engaging with the community. Rich Hickey's 1000 word response makes the case, and is evidence itself, that he and other Clojure contributors care about the community. He is explaining that he will continue to design and develop the language as a Rich Hickey thing instead of a consensus or community driven process.

> A true community respects the autonomy of its participants... the ultimate authority and stewardship of Clojure remains with me

[zcaudate]

There's a difference in the language and the ecosystem around the language.