It seems like he grew a pair and told community what he thinks. He is actually dealing with the fact that some people don't like businesses - he is responding to them in calm rational manner. Right here, in the linked article.

What he is not however, he is not doormat that would pretend to laugh when being lied about, when his oss credentials are attacked, etc. Neither he is refraiming what he considers "vitriol" as "silly community". The two expressions have two different meanings. You may disagree about characterisation, of course, but it seems that you don't. You just want him not to talk about it.

Demanding that he pretends issues are what he does not considers them to be is to demand he becomes a coward and poisons the community with feel good lies.