On kernel mailing list behavior

This was never a big issue for me while I was still an active contributor. I don't know if I'm so much thick-skinned as just oblivious. But there is a large issue with the comment to which I'm replying:

> everyone has the freedom to unsubscribe. there are no employment
> contracts, w2s, employer-employee relationships between linus and
> those who volunteer patch submissions. everyone is free to exit the
> process at any time, or just take the code and start anew. the
> captain of the boat won't get far if all the rowers abandon ship.

This putative "freedom" is preposterous. A number of the industrial contributors' job performance is judged at least partially on community acceptance of their work. And it's not that easy to jump ship, especially not in this economy.