[maxander]

Sure it does, if a large chunk of the volunteers are in the US.

The division of the open source world into the “US part” and the “Chinese part” would be a roughly 50% cut in the efficiency of the FOSS ecosystem, and is on the table given the developments he describes.

[sokoloff]

Metcalfe's Law probably applies, though perhaps not at full effect. That would suggest the diminution in effectiveness of the FOSS ecosystem would be more severe than linear.