Who is this 'we' you so authoritatively speak for ? i also used linux for the same decade you did, and i do not recognize myself in any of what you are saying. We wanted technical superiority and good software. Torvald himself is quite clear on it, opensource is simply a way to build great software...That's what we sign up for.

This idea that coordinated anything is antithetical to the linux community is nonsense. Opensource is almost by definition a way to draw more contribution in , to allow more people to actively engage, collaborate and improve a given software. The fact that you can fork a code base is something that we tolerate...