Conflating the Open Source community at large with the Linux community, the Linux development community, and the Linux kernel development community does not help him make his case.
Laying boycots, campaigns to fund a hitman via bitcoin and irc harassment at the feet of Linus doesn't help either.
I won't argue that Linus' attitude has no influence in general, but the categorical differences between this and Linus' hyperbole make it a red herring for the conversation.
