It's totally in-character for him to be unwilling to even try diving in himself.
http://journal.dedasys.com/2009/03/27/codinghorror-and-open-...
My conclusion is that he doesn't really have a lot of knowledge of open source business and economics, although to be charitable, it's certainly a more complex field than proprietary software.
It's totally in-character for him to be unwilling to even try diving in himself.