[CountHackulus]

What happens when Linus retires (or god forbid dies)? He can't defuse those situations forever, there needs to be some sort of process.

[tsimionescu]

Someone will have to take over Linus' role. There's no way that kernel development can work without a person in charge, at least not in anyway that is remotely similar to today.

[adastra22]

Not being remotely similar to today could be a very good thing.