Good topic for discussion. The article of course simplifies, but it was inevitable. Anyway, being from india, i can see the validity of the point. I am no highly active contributor in any open-source project, but have realized (from participating in IRCs) i usually hold more context in my head than others. Infact, i actively try to avoid that(just respond), and found that, the discussion becomes too painful for others.(I was told there's too much tooth pulling in an IRC forum, once as i tried this).