[torthrowaway998]

>Lots of people on the spectrum know how to behave.

It is called a spectrum because it contains a lot of different conditions that vary significantly.

>but he doesn't have to be in the decision board of the FSF to do this

Please re-evaluate this statement. One could as well use "you don't have to be in the decision board of the FSF to be gay". He certainly does not need to be in the decision board of the FSF to do this but you do not need to be in the decision board of the FSF to do pretty much anything.

I would argue that being in the decision board (instead of being the president) of the FSF is a good position for him. He can continue steering the FSF on things regarding software freedom, can continue giving his talks, and the face of the FSF will be someone who is more desirable by donors and deals with people better I guess?