I hope it is because it would be good to agree. I'm not insensitive to the license/trademark arguments and those of user impact. What I'm trying to point out though is a much longer term problem that appears with this.

I think that if you're the BDFL - or even one extremely influential maintainer among maintainers - that the biggest threat to the repo is the morality or even the perceived morality of that person. Most maintainers and other FOSS leaders have no idea how many people look up to them, and take example from the behavior shown to them by their cyber-idols.

I've been there myself in the past when the most influential maintainer on one of the repos I co-maintain went full-on greed, hookers and coke, in public, on video / blogs / interviews and the effects of that can be felt until today. This didn't end well for the person in question; he ran. Nowadays - over half a decade later - I am the most influential/powerful maintainer myself, even though I never even asked for that role in the first place nor do I want to deal with all the drama and dishonesty that this has ultimately has seeded, if I'm honest. But... I have a duty to keep it healthy now, so I do, but not a day passes that I don't ask myself "wth am I doing here?"

PS: I like(d) mullenweg.wtf to read up on what's going on, even though it's perhaps (a bit? lol) biased. I last checked that 3 months ago or so, so thanks for reminding me because it's good to catch up with what's been going on.