Given the detail of the post RH put up, and the fact that many companies that aren't RH also voted against, I think the onus is on the claimant to demonstrate that politics are in fact involved. I disagree with a lot of what RH does, have no stake in any voting party, but unambiguously think Jigsaw can not go forward in its current state.
Releasing the JDK9 without Jigsaw enabled is not a major problem.
Releasing the JDK9 without Jigsaw enabled is not a major problem.