> He made assumptions based on partial facts and personal feelings. > > He then posted his one-sided view on his public blog, and caused the current internet > uproar.
His opinion wasn't one sided and AFAIK it did reflect accurately what was going on with the discussion on the list at the time he posted his original statement.
He didn't know that forcing everyone to relicense their code as BSD or it will be rewritten went down like a lead balloon.