Actually, I believe we are in agreement, for the most part. In particular, I think that DVCS are immensely helpful for encouraging "piggyback" development. It may be that the obstacles to code re-use and cooperation are mostly technical issues that can be resolved with the use of good tools. I am completely committed to free software as both a user and developer - any criticisms I have are motivated solely by a desire to improve the quality of the software produced by the community and encourage its widespread adoption.