Already understood your point. Where in my post is it clear that l didn't? Its hinted and referenced that I understood as I use variations of your own phrases and challenge you using the same point on, Specifically, this quote:

"Especially because it's become even more successful after he's mellowed out?"

What exactly is the utility of the above quote of yours then? Cause its structured as something you assert as a fact that's used to bolster your initial point to arc.

The bolster being something like:

If its so obvious that Linus' original style was so "demonstrably effective" as to be the reason for the massive success of Linux then how can you (arc) explain the fact that it has especially become even more successful after he's mellowed out?

but like, has it? Has it become even more successful after he's mellowed out? Your bolster kinda hinges on that fact to be true. Cause if we were to somehow find your assertion to be untrue and the project to be worse off by X degree after he mellowed out then that could more bolster arc's assertions.