I'm sure it can be annoying to collaborate with the other Linux people, especially if social interactions don't come easily to you - as I assume is the case for Kent - but if you want real adoption of your fs and improvement to the status quo, playing by their rules and being humble seems like the most reliably way to get there.

I say that as someone that has donated to the project. I want to have a real alternative to zfs, let's please get there.