To be clear, I've got a lot of strong feelings about this because I was part of the Drupal community for a long, long time — from before Acquia existed to long after they became the dominant player in it — and we had to hash painfully through many of the same dilemmas and bruising negotiations. I've disagreed with Dries about tons of stuff, but we're incredibly fortunate that, for his part, he never pulled anything like this.