Linus was told by trusted insiders "Get your act together" and he apparently took that to heart.

And RMS is being removed as a consequence of the angry actions of a woman who didn't even know who he was: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20993364

Edit: I wish you wouldn't do something that you feel puts other people at risk just to back up your point. Especially since you seem to think you have the moral high ground.

You are happy to throw other people under a bus to win an internet argument. Some angry woman who admits her screed wasn't really about RMS per se threw him under a bus. And you're fine with it. Because you seem to think that's morally acceptable if you have some kind of justification.

Social outcomes aren't about the actions of a single person. They are about the cumulative consequences of the actions of many people.

How people choose to respond to problematic behavior is part of that -- and often not in a good way.