Sounds like an extremely one-sided version of an argument. Why should we care about the devs? If the source is open and the software is good, I can tolerate Linus-tier rants if need be.
I guess that's not too surprising given the project's origins.
No, you really don't.
Your argument would have a lot more ground if you didn't sound like an off-the-street conspiracy theorist.
I guess that's what differenciates "conspiracy theorists" from the people who want you to believe vaccines causes autism and aspartame cancer. It's easy to dismiss something as crazy when the messenger sounds batshit insane, regardless of what the message is.
The tech community should know, what with Snowden and all.