

I don’t think he’s arguing. He doesn’t ‘want it badly’, he has it, the kernel has it, it’s not going away.
He couldn’t really be much clearer: If you have an issue with it then leave, or do the open source thing and fork the kernel instead of:
“But the solution is not to put your head in the sand and sing “La La La, I can’t hear you” at the top of your voice like some people seem to do.”

Linus is the tech bro here https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/CAHk-=wi4zC+Ze8e+p3tMv8TtG_80KzsZ1syL9anBtmEh5Z40vg@mail.gmail.com/
The BSD’s seems a pretty solid option.