> and when people try to standardize and fix its flaws, he objects.
No. He is only objecting to the name. He holds rights to the name[1], similarly to Linus Torvolds holding rights to "Linux"[2]. Anyone can fork Linux, but forks lose the name unless Linus approves. Otherwise the name loses meaning and value fast.
Would you call Torvolds a prima-donna? And if he is, has that been a good or bad thing for Linux?
No. He is only objecting to the name. He holds rights to the name[1], similarly to Linus Torvolds holding rights to "Linux"[2]. Anyone can fork Linux, but forks lose the name unless Linus approves. Otherwise the name loses meaning and value fast.
Would you call Torvolds a prima-donna? And if he is, has that been a good or bad thing for Linux?
[1] http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/license
[2] Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22Linux%20is%20a%20registered%20t...