[pmichaud]

I basically agree with you, but just to play devil's advocate:

> Maybe the relevant factor isn't whether the same people are in place, but rather that the process that selected those people at all, selected both the "linux is cancer" people, as well as the current people. And that process is the same as it was before, optimizing for the same things, and therefore it may try to undermine open source again, once the prevailing cultural winds shift again, regardless of which warm body is currently in the hot seat.

It's a little more of a abstract argument, but I don't think it's insane to consider.

So the debate then becomes about whether the process really is the same or not.

[HelloNurse]

It isn't only a shortsighted selection process, but also cultural imprinting: the replacements of gone managers tend to be selected to be similar to them and fit in the same place, and this includes sharing similar opinions.